This is the time of year when high school seniors across our area usually decide where to go to college. But, many kids have been unable to do that because they don't know how much financial aid they'll get, if any.
This is the time of year when high school seniors across our area usually decide where to go to college. But, many kids have been unable to do that because they don't know how much financial aid they'll get, if any. It all goes back to the troubled rollout of the new FAFSA, the federal student aid application .
In December, the federal government rolled out a new, simplified FAFSA. The idea was to have much of families' financial information already preloaded into the form from the IRS. As a result, many colleges and universities have delayed the decision deadline for students, including Fairleigh Dickinson University, Penn State, SUNY Oswego, Amherst College, and Rutgers.
But, the damage from the troubled rollout of the federal form may have already been done, with many families across the country not completing the FAFSA.
Federal Student Aid Application Leaves Families And Students In Limbo
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