Love it or hate it, any family hoping to secure federal financial aid for their child must fill out what is known as the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Please share with your fellow parents your war stories regarding the FAFSA. These stories can involve your experience in working with the form itself, or your reaction when you learned how much federal student aid you were eligible for as a family. Go ahead, don’t be shy, it’s anonymous as you only must provide your first name. Leave a comment below and share your thoughts on the FAFSA now. Thank you for your interest in and support of College Parents of America.

Once again, the U.S. Congress is about to let expire one of the few family friendly policies of the federal government when it comes to paying for college. Tuition tax deductibility is utilized by hundreds of thousands of taxpayers and provides at least some relief toward the soaring cost of college. Unless Congress acts, however, tuition tax deductibility will expire as part of a sunset provision that will kick in on New Year’s Eve - Monday, December 31, 2007. Please leave a comment below and share your views on the importance of Tuition Tax Deductibility and please also sign our online petition to keep this deduction in place. Thank you in advance for sharing your views and for helping to keep this deduction in place for you and your fellow taxpayers who are current and future college parents.