However, in 2024, a botched FAFSA rollout heightened the critical role of aid in college choices. Because of problems with the new form, financial aid award letters were delayed and some high school seniors, like Montiel-García, had trouble applying for any aid at all. As of June 28, onl...
Meanwhile, an expert said scholarships can help students pay for college while they wait for the results of their FAFSA to come in. "With scholarships, you don't have to come from a low-income household. But you can, and you can come from a middle-America household — it can be valuab...