Listen "What the FAFSA Just Happened?"
Episode Synopsis
Where is my financial aid? What is college really going to cost me? These are the kinds of questions lots of students are asking this academic year, and it’s all because of a government screw-up. The disastrous rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA, has created uncertainty about students’ financial-aid packages — and many of the most vulnerable are having the hardest time.
Guest: Eric Hoover, senior writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education
Related Reading:
The FAFSA Isn’t Fixed for Everyone
Stuck in Limbo: How the FAFSA crisis has stranded higher ed’s most vulnerable applicant
For more, visit chronicle.com/collegematters.
Guest: Eric Hoover, senior writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education
Related Reading:
The FAFSA Isn’t Fixed for Everyone
Stuck in Limbo: How the FAFSA crisis has stranded higher ed’s most vulnerable applicant
For more, visit chronicle.com/collegematters.
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