"The much-anticipated launch of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid got off to a rough start Sunday as families had trouble accessing the form," The Washington Post reports.

... "The Education Department is telling families there is no need to rush to complete the form because the agency will not transmit results until later this month — a delay that financial aid officers say gives them less time to get aid offers out the door."

"'What we hope students understand is that even if they fill out the FAFSA today, we still don’t have an exact date of when schools will receive FAFSA applicant data, so financial aid administrators can begin building and communicating financial aid packages,' said Justin Draeger, president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators."

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Publication Date: 1/2/2024