The Education Department's revamp of the FAFSA application, ordered by Congress three years ago, has resulted in delays and technical meltdowns, affecting students and schools. The botched rollout has caused disarray in the college admissions season, particularly impacting mixed-status families.
Dartmouth decision spurs House committee hearing. | By @dennisromboy https://t.co/MgBEHkcdrb
Colleges and universities in Utah wait to put together financial aid packages after botched federal rollout. | By @DN_Marjorie https://t.co/OwrW6eRyIs
Something I don't say often: the @nytimes got this one right. The Biden Administration's #FAFSA failures keep accruing, and students keep suffering as a result. https://t.co/NqJWOqQNww
The issue affected students from families with “mixed immigration status,” or those who are citizens or legally in the United States but whose parents don’t have Social Security numbers. https://t.co/jDlwl25q3J
A glitch blocking mixed-status families has caused stress for many, but there are steps that can be taken in the meantime when it comes to FAFSA application. KQED spoke to college access advisors and financial aid offices to ask for their advice: https://t.co/7rHkcVnIxW
Mixed Status Student Completing FAFSA? What to Do While Glitches Are Fixed https://t.co/k2raZAIf87
The federal government hired a contractor involved in botched https://t.co/rjx22V44p6 launch to build revised FAFSA site & didn't have plan for thousands of emails they requested as a workaround; Biden admin did not appear to learn lessons of Obama admin https://t.co/D6a9RVTFhB
The @USEdGov is finally offering a permanent fix to the error in the new FAFSA form, which had been keeping students whose parents don’t have SSNs from submitting their applications. Last month, I led a letter urging the Dept. to address this issue in full.https://t.co/rn0dzJBpAW
The Fafsa blunders are only part of the problem. This year was peak craziness with apps thru the roof (total thru 11/1/23 via Common App = +41% vs 2019-20, +12% from last yr). Some colleges now seem to realize that "test optional" has been sub-optimal. https://t.co/Sdn9ZyCqcH
1/Until the botched rollout of the new FAFSA became the headline, it was really a study in good lawmaking as we heard from a former senate staffer this week on @futureupodcast https://t.co/FQJeU8imTx
Biden administration starts sending college financial aid data after monthslong delay https://t.co/aT1ifCqRcc https://t.co/aT1ifCqRcc
Three years ago, Congress ordered the Education Department to revamp the financial aid form to make it easier and more accessible. Instead, a series of blunders has left students in limbo and plunged college admissions into disarray. @EricaLG @ZJMontague https://t.co/3SyNar3ieZ
Inside the Blunders That Plunged the College Admission Season Into Disarray from @EricaLG & @ZJMontague https://t.co/Il6qfeRy7V
FAFSA delays are making it difficult for students to make decisions about their academic future, including those from mixed-status families. After joining my colleagues to urge @usedgov for a permanent fix, these families can now apply for financial aid.⬇️https://t.co/eptv9QBu1c
"A series of blunders by the department — from a haphazard rollout to technical meltdowns — have left students and schools in limbo and plunged the most critical stage of the college admissions season into disarray." https://t.co/fiudTIu5If
To make FAFSA easier and more accessible, Congress three years ago ordered the Education Department to revamp the application that millions of families rely on to determine how students will pay for college. Instead, it got worse. Here’s how. https://t.co/G1HQNb3CCV
FAFSA delays are making it difficult for students to make decisions about their academic future, including those from mixed-families. After joining my colleagues to urge @usedgov for a permanent fix, these families can now apply for financial aid. ⬇️ https://t.co/Q6WHvSpDIU