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PHEAA podcast urges students to file FAFSA early, explains key deadlines and resources
Summary
On the PHEAA Higher Education Access Corner, access partner Michelle Wirk urged families to complete the FAFSA, start college and career planning early, watch priority deadlines and use tools such as EdPlanner and My Smart Borrowing to compare costs and earnings potential.
Tiffany DeVan, host of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency’s Higher Education Access Corner, interviewed PHEAA access partner Michelle Wirk about Financial Aid Awareness Month and practical steps families can take to afford postsecondary education.
Wirk, who covers six counties in western Pennsylvania as a PHEAA access partner, said the starting point for most families is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). "The form has been changed so dramatically, it is so simple to fill out," she said, and added that even households that expect not to qualify for federal aid should complete the FAFSA because…
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