November 27th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

The financial aid application used by millions of American families is now officially open and available for the 2025-26 school year – ahead of schedule and hopefully problem-free.  Department of Education officials told reporters they are confident in this year’s financial aid form after the botched rollout of a new application last year led to delays and glitches for students seeking financial aid and trying to meet deadlines. Jill Desjean, analyst at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators says last year’s rollout was not successful…

   

“The net effect was frustration with the process, people abandoning the FAFSA altogether because they didn’t think it was worth their time or they didn’t think it would ever work.”