The release of a revamped FAFSA form has blocked some students from filing the application and narrowed the time schools have to make financial aid decisions.
Financial Aid
Posted inTampa Bay
Florida Prepaid plan cuts prices, citing years of low tuition increases
The plan also is offering refunds to long-time customers, with enrollment starting this week.
Posted inIndianapolis
Student loans are complicated. Here’s how you can pay less
More than 900,000 Hoosiers owe the federal government money in student loans.
Posted inTexas
Glitch in financial aid form is keeping students with immigrant parents from applying for college grants
Parents without a Social Security number still cannot complete the new FAFSA online. The U.S. Education Department has not said when it plans to fix the issue.
Posted inColorado
New FAFSA delay is a ‘gut punch.’ What can Colorado families do now?
Colleges and universities aren’t expected to start receiving FAFSA information until the first half of March.
Posted inMississippi
After bumpy FAFSA rollout, Mississippi extends deadline for low-income students seeking financial aid
Low-income Mississippi students will get an extra two months to file a federal form in order to get the state’s need-based college financial aid program.
Posted inTexas
Here’s what Texans need to know about the new FAFSA to get aid for college
College hopefuls should fill out the new federal student aid application to as soon as possible to get more funds.
Posted inEl Paso
‘Better FAFSA’ overcomes early struggles; additional delays expected
The new FAFSA, the key to unlocking financial aid dollars for college, went live Jan. 8 after a bumpy nine-day soft launch. Despite occasional glitches, the new system seems to be living up to its promise of being faster and simpler to fill out. The U.S. Department of Education announced that more than 1 million students successfully […]
Posted inThe Dispatch
Admissions storylines to watch
For this first Dispatch of 2024, I wanted to take a look at what’s coming down the pike in admissions in the coming months. I talked to a few smart people — here’s what’s on their minds: How financial aid offices handle the FAFSA rollout With the new FAFSA now available for families to fill out, […]
Posted inOhio
FAFSA changes explained: What the revamped college financial aid form means for families and students
A new year is bringing long-requested changes to a federal financial aid form that can help students and families get state and federal money for college. But so far, the early national rollout of the FAFSA – which officially stands for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – has encountered some challenges. Students and families […]