Problems with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid have caused a precipitous drop in completed applications in L.A., California and beyond. But help is available.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid overhaul delayed the form's usual rollout from October to late December. Many families then reported difficulties accessing the form.
A new California legislative effort to ban state financial aid to colleges and universities that give admissions preferences to children of alumni and donors could hit USC, Stanford.
Online glitches have discouraged many from applying for federal student aid, but forcing low-income families to prove their neediness has bigger problems.
The two university systems will extend their May 1 deadline for students to accept admission offers, citing delays in financial aid applications known as FAFSA.
The two university systems will extend their May 1 deadline for students to accept admission offers, citing delays in financial aid applications known as FAFSA.