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High school seniors have been slower to submit the FAFSA this year. As of March 15, nearly 31% fewer of them had filed compared with the prior class at that same point the year before, according ...
There’s one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal financial aid, and it looks a lot different than in prior years. The new FAFSA: What you need to ...
The FAFSA is a free government application that uses financial information from you and your family to determine whether you can get financial aid from the federal government to pay for college.
In order to receive federal student financial aid, students must meet the following criteria: have maintained a Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP); [1] [2] be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or an eligible non-citizen; have a valid Social Security number; have a high school diploma or GED;
The federal financial aid form looks different in the 2024-25 school year. Here's what college students and parents need to know about the new FAFSA.
The federal government does not distribute aid directly to the student or the student's family; it goes through the college. Colleges use the student's federal student aid eligibility and combine it with state financial aid (if any) and their own aid to create a financial aid package for the student.
Students of parents without Social Security numbers cannot complete the form, a glitch that has been on the Federal Student Aid’s issues alert list since Jan. 4. How are students affected?
Recent changes have altered when the Fafsa form may be filed as well as factors which determine federal student aid eligibility. Here is what to know. FAFSA is changing for 2024.