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FAFSA: Students seeking federal finance aid should expect delays due to the government shutdown

Pell Grants and federal student loans will still be processed. However, the speed of new FAFSA applications may slow down due ...
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Social Security Number Glitch On FAFSA College Aid Form Triggers Latest Fix

Students whose parents don’t have a Social Security number are now able to apply for college financial aid, according to the Department of Education. The department has announced that it is fixing a ...
NBC Connecticut

FAFSA ‘fiasco' could cause decline in the number of students going to college, experts say

Problems with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid have resulted in fewer students applying for college financial aid, which could cause enrollment to fall. Given the current status of ...
NBC Connecticut

Issues with new FAFSA may cause ‘shocking' decline in the number of students getting college aid, expert says

Problems with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid have resulted in fewer students applying for college financial aid. Given the current status of FAFSA submissions, the Department of ...
Los Angeles Times

Caught up in the FAFSA chaos? Some students now have a workaround

There’s a new workaround for some college applicants who have been stymied by the chaotic rollout of the newly designed federal student aid form. The FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid ...
NBC New York

Issues with new FAFSA may cause ‘shocking' decline in the number of students getting college aid, expert says

Despite a growing need, fewer students are applying for college financial aid. That's a fraction of the 17 million students who use the FAFSA form in ordinary years, according to the U.S. Department ...