"Next year's FAFSA will be available to some students on Oct. 1, with a steady ramp-up through Dec. 1," Best Colleges reports.

..."Advocates seemingly celebrated ED's more calculated approach to launching next year's FAFSA.

'Ideally, we would have a fully functional, well-tested FAFSA opening on Oct. 1,' Beth Maglione, interim president and CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), said in a statement.

'But given where we are in the process, and the challenges that have plagued this year's rollout, we would rather wait until Dec. 1 to allow time for the necessary testing to ensure a functional system when ED launches the 2025-26 FAFSA.'"

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Publication Date: 8/8/2024