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12 Strategies to Deploy While We Await the FAFSA and Subsequent ISIR Arrival

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By now we’ve all accepted that the next 60 days will be one of excitement and nervousness in the world of financial aid and enrollment management as we await the changes to the FAFSA. While not exactly the same, the timing this year is certainly different with FAFSAs expected to be available at the end of December.

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Student Satisfaction and University Family Engagement

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Communication and Information Families responded to their satisfaction levels – Satisfied, Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied, or Dissatisfied – about financial aid and scholarships, a scholarship or aid calculator, costs/tuition, and account services/payment plans.

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The New FAFSA: What You Need to Know

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It’s critical to keep students engaged and informed during the FAFSA delays. Students who successfully submit a FAFSA receive a Student Aid Index (SAI). This meant that SAIs were generally higher than they should be, so when the formulas were corrected, some families would be eligible for additional need-based aid.

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Optimize the Off-Season: Planning for School Enrollment Success in 2024-25

Enrollment Catalyst

It gives your admissions and marketing teams the direction they need to gain meaningful traction. With summer just around the corner, now is the perfect time to start shaping your Enrollment Marketing Plan for the 2024-25 school year. It’s essential to pinpoint what’s working and what’s not. What’s the first step?

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The Student Aid Index: Shifting Our Thinking on Financial Aid Eligibility

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This blog was co-authored with Derek Flynn and Adam Connolly We have had many disruptors in higher education over the last several years, and this year, we have a new one that will have a major impact on financial aid awarding: the Student Aid Index. They hopefully will make them better for financial aid professionals.

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Education Department Requests Colleges and Universities Extend Enrollment Deadlines Due to FAFSA Delays

BestColleges

The release of the new FAFSA was delayed by almost three months and has suffered technical delays during its rollout. Under the traditional enrollment deadline of May 1, students would likely only have a few weeks to review their financial aid offers and commit to a school.

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What Drives Graduate Student Enrollment Decisions?

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They need to know what their financial commitment is going to be to achieve their graduate degree. Enumerating how a degree may be especially beneficial for a particular career during the recruitment stage may help to build the case for the investment of time and money. Five observations 1.