FAFSA Delay Putting Pressure On Prospective, Current College Students

By Vanessa Murdock, CBS News

February 1, 2024

NEW YORK -- The waiting game continues for families and college students who need financial aid; FAFSA data won't be sent out to schools for more than a month.

Now a freshman at Manhattanville College, 18-year-old Whitney Charles recalls the first time she completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.

"It was very stressful," she said. But it was necessary. She relies on federal aid to attend college.
The Department of Education updated the FAFSA in 2023 and made it simpler to complete, but simpler didn't roll out without delays – two in fact. The form's launch, slated for October, happened in December.

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