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Mapping Your Future is a nonprofit organization committed to helping students, families, and schools navigate the higher education and student loan processes through trusted career, college, and financial aid resources. Mapping Your Future provides accurate and up-to-date information that helps students plan, prepare, and pay for higher education and contributes to national student loan default prevention efforts by providing information and services to students and their families.
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Reminders for the Fiscal Operations Report for 2025–26 and Application to Participate for 2027–28 (FISAP)
By Marlene Seeklander While financial aid professionals are in the midst of dealing with implanting new…
Closeout deadline soon approaching for 2024-25 Direct Loan Program year
By Marlene Seeklander Schools that have not yet closed out their 2024-25 Direct Loan Program year…
2027-28 FAFSA student record file now available for testing
By Catherine Mueller Financial aid professionals and software providers now have another resource to prepare for…
Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – July 23, 2026
Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 15 Department of Education issues FAFSA Fraud Detection…
Upcoming outage alert for StudentAid.gov on July 25
By Marlene Seeklander The StudentAid.gov site will be unavailable on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Federal Student…
Tip of the Week – July 22, 2026
Tip of the Week Beta testing plan announced for 2027-28 FAFSA In preparation for the…
