"Problems with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (a.k.a. FAFSA) have left many students in a bind," NBC 10 Philadelphia reports.

..."However, these latest setbacks may mean it will take colleges even longer to get financial aid award letters to students, shortening the time those college hopefuls have to make informed enrollment decisions about next year.

'Continually taking two steps forward and one giant step back is not a sustainable pathway toward getting financial aid offers out to students and families,' said Justin Draeger, president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators."

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Publication Date: 4/11/2024