The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a form you must complete to receive federal or state financial aid as a college student. The 2023-24 academic year application opened on Oct. 1, 2022, and closes on June 30, 2024, although many states have earlier deadlines for state...
The rollout of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been rocky, but perhaps more so for U.S. students whose parents are either undocumented or not U.S. citizens. Many students across the U.S. havereported issues with the new Simplified FAFSAform since it soft...
Some years, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) undergoes changes decided on by Congress. Changes were made to the 2023-24 FAFSA® that are worth noting. It may be helpful to be aware of the changes to the 2023-24 FAFSA® if you have yet to file. The more ...
Typically, students have access to the coming academic year’s form in October, but this year’s delayed release follows a “phased rollout” meant to address reported issues from the 2024-25 FAFSA cycle. Last year’s new, simplified form was plagued with problems at the outse...
1, well before early college application deadlines. But because of significant changes to the 2024-2025 form, that date was pushed to late December 2023. Hearing about the delays and issues made many students nervous. "I don't have a lot of knowledge when it comes to college and...
The FAFSA typically opens on Oct. 1, well before early college application deadlines. But because of significant changes to the 2024-2025 form, that date was pushed to late December 2023. Hearing about the delays and issues made many students nervous. ...
But even though the2025-26 FAFSAopened ahead of schedule with only minor issues, it will be harder to reach students from the Class of 2024 who opted out of college this year. "When you miss the immediate transition, it does decrease the likelihood of the enrollment down the line," DeBa...
Although his parents have lived in the U.S. since 2001, they are both undocumented and don't have Social Security numbers, which was one of the manyissuesthat dogged users of theFree Application for Federal Student Aid. In the meantime, Montiel-García honed a back-up plan. ...
The FAFSA website might show the web error mainly due to browser or network issues. The browser issues might range from an incompatible browser extension to corrupt cache/cookies of the browser. The issue arises when a user tries to submit his form or application to the FAFSA website but fa...
“There’s a chance that community colleges could benefit from this,” Keller said. However, that comes with other issues. Desjean explained that community colleges likely aren’t prepared to take in a large influx of students this fall. ...