FAFSA Archives

This story also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor By Liz Willen For many high school seniors and others hoping to attend college next year, the last few months have become a stress-filled struggle to complete the trouble-plagued, much-maligned FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The rollout of this updated and supposedly simplified […]

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Four cities of FAFSA chaos: Students tell how they grappled with the mess, stress

OPINION: Immigrant students need trained advisers to navigate the problematic college admissions process

OPINION: School counselors can’t undo the FAFSA mess on their own. We need a national movement right now

OPINION: The glitchy FAFSA is only one problem with getting into college. Here’s how to make the process less confusing

OPINION: There’s a temporary fix to the FAFSA mess — all colleges must extend decision deadlines

OPINION: FAFSA is in deep trouble; all stakeholders must take steps to fix it right away

OPINION: We fear our students will be shut out of college due to FAFSA failures

OPINION: With financial aid processes more broken than ever, here’s what families can do

OPINION: I’m a college access professional. I had no idea filling out the new FAFSA would be so tough

OPINION: Let’s make the FAFSA required for a high-school diploma, to increase college enrollment — and more counselors wouldn’t hurt either