"Experts are concerned about the amount of federal student aid applications that have been submitted, and they may have reason to be worried," Essence reports.

... "Despite this, some officials are still concerned."

"'I do think that because the FAFSA became available so much later than it did in a normal year and there were so many glitches at the beginning of the process that needed to be resolved, some of those folks who would normally file a FAFSA earlier in the process may have decided to set it aside temporarily,' Karen McCarthy, vice president for public policy and federal relations at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators per the outlet."

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Publication Date: 3/28/2024