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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Students applying for college facing uncertainty as revised FAFSA delayed
PBS NewsHour: For many students, the excitement of being accepted into their first-choice college is being tempered this year by a troublesome uncertainty over whether they’ll get the financial aid they need to attend.
With such a large majority of people relying on FAFSA and government financial aid and scholarships to go to college I think it is unacceptable that this form is not ready. I filled out the FAFSA this year, last year and the year prior as recommended. The first and second time I was able to do it pretty fast, this year it took me over 2 hours because of all the errors. I remember seeing a video on tiktok about the social security issue and I'm curious how that got passed through things as these issues are obviously not mistakes but due to negligence. With so many things that colleges revolve around such as the SATs, FAFSA and ACT moving to more of a digital format I think it's important to take a step back and consider some of the accessibility issues that can come with this format. As a college student this is obviously very important to me and I hope it gets resolved quickly but I can't imagine how stressful making a college acceptance decision is with financial aid being up in the air as well.
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With such a large majority of people relying on FAFSA and government financial aid and scholarships to go to college I think it is unacceptable that this form is not ready. I filled out the FAFSA this year, last year and the year prior as recommended. The first and second time I was able to do it pretty fast, this year it took me over 2 hours because of all the errors. I remember seeing a video on tiktok about the social security issue and I'm curious how that got passed through things as these issues are obviously not mistakes but due to negligence. With so many things that colleges revolve around such as the SATs, FAFSA and ACT moving to more of a digital format I think it's important to take a step back and consider some of the accessibility issues that can come with this format. As a college student this is obviously very important to me and I hope it gets resolved quickly but I can't imagine how stressful making a college acceptance decision is with financial aid being up in the air as well.
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