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VIEWPOINT: Meet All Students Needs

VIEWPOINT: Meet All Students’ Needs

By Daniella Sanchez, Nicolo Ferretti, and Eric Bazail-Eimil August 6, 2020

On its website, Georgetown University’s Office of Student Financial Services boasts that it works “closely with both students and parents to ensure we meet your full demonstrated financial need,”...

Viewpoint: Protect Low-Income Students

Viewpoint: Protect Low-Income Students

By Hansen Lian August 4, 2020

On Friday, I received my financial aid package, which has left me blindsided three weeks before classes are set to resume. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgetown University is pressuring students who...

ADVENTURES IN ADULTING: Hey Siri, How Do I Fill Out Financial Forms?

ADVENTURES IN ADULTING: Hey Siri, How Do I Fill Out Financial Forms?

By Marina Pitofsky and Molly Cooke July 20, 2018

The lovely folks at the Office of Student Financial Services just released our financial aid awards, and as seniors, we can rejoice that we will never have to guess our way through a FAFSA application...

Secretary of Education King Addresses FAFSA Deadline

By Ben Goodman October 4, 2016

The new filing date for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will benefit current high school seniors applying for financial aid, according to United States Secretary of Education John B. King...

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President Barack Obama, pictured at December’s College Opportunity Day of Action, signed the Student Aid Bill of Rights on March 10.

Bill of Rights Targets Student Debt

By Deirdre Collins March 20, 2015

President Barack Obama signed the Student Aid Bill of Rights on March 10, proposing 19 executive actions to provide student loan borrowers with additional rights and resources to receive and pay off...

Students from College Dems Lobby on Hill

By Matthew Larson March 3, 2015

Five members of the Georgetown University College Democrats spoke with a legislative aide of Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) about student loan reform at the Hart Senate Office Building last Friday morning. The...

FAFSA Changes Reporting Guidelines for Parents

By Penny Hung April 29, 2013

The 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid will include non-gender-specific options for financial aid applicants to describe their parents’ income and general information, regardless of gender...

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