The FAFSA mess: families suffer, schools forced to go rogue
About 85% of college-going students receive financial aid. But with recent changes to FAFSA’s longstanding financial aid system, families and schools alike are struggling to adapt as key deadlines approach.
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Show Notes
The cost of college is no joke, and for more than half a century, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has served as a tool to ease the financial burden of tuition. This year, despite efforts to improve the system, changes to FAFSA have triggered a stressful chain reaction. Families are limbo, schools are lost, and there doesn’t seem to be a clear sense of how to move forward. How did FAFSA end up in this mess? What are the implications for families seeking make-or-break financial aid for the 2024-2025 academic year? Is there anything individual schools can do to help? Drexel University’s Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management Dr. Dawn Medley sizes up the situation. Hosted by Matt Leon.
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