A Fumbled Rollout of a New Financial Aid Form Leaves FAFSA Completion Rates Low
"Jayna Gilman, a University of Iowa first-year student studying human anatomy and physiology, is just one of millions of students nationwide who are unsure how much they may be expected to pay for college this fall after attempting to fill out the new federal financial aid application," The Daily Iowan reports.
..."With the delay in the process, colleges and universities across the country are seeing delays in being able to send award letters. Many have pushed back enrollment deadlines — the date by which high school seniors have to make their decision on which college to attend — to give students time to make a decision.
Nalia Medina, a policy associate for the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, said financial aid offices across the country are coping with “compressed timelines.”
'Our members are definitely feeling the effects of all of the delays and compressed timelines,' Medina said. '… It really does impact in aid office’s ability to get the aid offers out to students.'"
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Publication Date: 4/16/2024
