"Students, families, colleges, and universities across the country are still in limbo after a botched rollout of the Department of Education’s new FAFSA form." WKRG reports.

"Many colleges, but not all, have already delayed their deadlines. The timeline of when students could hear back on financial aid will likely vary from school to school. Prospective students can check with universities’ financial aid offices to see if schools have extended deadlines, or have released any updates on when students could hear about receiving aid packages.

'Schools have all the FAFSA information they need from the Department of Education, but the Department estimates that 20% of the files that schools have are riddled with errors. And another 20% of the files on top of that, on average, don’t have the numbers that the financial aid offices need to actually calculate any awards,' Justin Draeger, CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, said."

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Publication Date: 4/10/2024