The new FAFSA: Here's what you need to know before applying for federal student aid for the 2024-25 academic year
After a delayed launch that set the timeline back by months, the overhauled Free Application for Federal Student Aid is off to a complicated start. The FAFSA, which typically opens in October, didn’t become available until Dec. 31, after the government revised the form and changed the formula for student aid in an attempt to make it easier to file. And the new form was hard to access for ...