Contributing Writer | Andres Sanchez On July 4th 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which, among a wide array of other new tax and spending legislation, made broad changes to federal student loan programs. While no federal student loan programs were changed immediately after the bill […]
Ruth Santana | Staff Writer The FAFSA application history of late disbursement leaves students with no other choice but to wait anxiously to see what will happen this time around. With the myriad of glitches and technical issues, FASFA did not distribute loans and grants to many students on time. This was expected after the […]
Alondra Bodden/Contributing Writer The only thing scarier than finals week in college is, you guessed it – student loans. According to the official financial aid website for FIU: The average cost of tuition as full time student, as a Florida resident, for a full academic year totals to $6,168. If you are out of state, […]
In lieu of recent cuts in the work study program, financial aid, and grants, students look elsewhere to pay their tuition. Although many receive financial aid in some form or another, others have resorted to taking out loans to be paid back over the years or working long shifts for wages. In 2011, President […]
