However, as part of a "soft launch," the new FAFSA form has only been periodically available. It's likely few, if any, of the millions of students applying to college for the 2024-25 academic year have been able to successfully submit an application, according to higher education expert M...
Yet there are still "many unresolved problems," some of which also plagued last year's college aid application cycle, according to higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz. As of Oct. 29, the government's FAFSA Issues page lists 22 unresolved issues, down from 25 a few weeks ago, he said...
Why was the 2024-25 FAFSA®delayed? Typically, the FAFSA®is released on October 1st of each year, butthe form needed to access aid for the 2024-25 academic yearwas postponed until it soft-launched on December 30, 2023. The application was delayed because of the FAFSA®Simplification ...
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8, 2024, 53.6% of the high school class of 2024 had completed the FAFSA application. That's down nearly 9% from the prior year. That's "very concerning," Zampini says. "Obviously we want to see the filing rates as high as possible. I think given all of the delays and technical ...
The 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is open to all students as of Nov. 18 — and you should submit it as soon as possible if you think you might be in college next year. The FAFSA unlocks all federal student aid, including studen
However, the 2025-2026 form opened in late November 2024 – marking the second consecutive year with a delayed release date. While the application deadline isn't until June 30 for each academic year, financial aid administrators recommend applying early since some states and colleges have ...
But also like his peers, Montiel-García struggled with the new federal financial-aid application. 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 many issues that dogged users of the Free Appl...
Last year, the release of the revised FAFSA form was supposed to be a boon for families by making the application simpler and quicker to fill out. Instead, repeated delays and technical glitches forced colleges to push back deadlines and frustrated financial aid offices and families alike. The ...
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," DeB...