"When applying for college, the last thing any family wants is to question whether they will be able to have their finances in order on time for important deadlines and decisions," Florida Atlantic University Press reports.

..."For many families, especially low-income families relying on the Pell Grant and FAFSA aid, these delays can make applying for college exponentially harder. According to Allie Acrese, a spokesperson for the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), wealthier students have the luxury of being able to decide on where to attend college, regardless of financial support, while students with greater financial needs do not. 

'Students need the complete financial picture when making decisions about attending college, and they can’t do that without a financial aid offer from the schools they’ve applied to,' wrote Acrese. 'Delays in delivering FAFSA applicant information to schools, state agencies and private scholarship providers have narrowed the window of time within which students must decide on where to enroll. That’s particularly concerning for the students most in need of need-based financial aid, and our hope is that with that information now flowing to colleges and universities, things will go smoothly from here on out.'"

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Publication Date: 4/19/2024