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FAFSA Will Adjust for Inflation, Potentially Delaying Financial Aid Offers

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The Simplified FAFSA soft-launched in late December with a myriad of reported issues. One such issue was that it did not take inflation into consideration, which goes against Congress' requirements. Making that fix, however, likely comes at the cost of delayed or incorrect financial aid offers.

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Weekly Update: January 30

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BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS TOP 40,000 JMU received a total of 40,232 undergraduate applications for the class of 2028, an increase of 78% over the 22,603 applications they received in 2021. billion in federal student aid. Popular university options for U.S.

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Weekly Update: December 12

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The article is not specific about any new target the college has set, but it is clear that the class of 2028 will have a measurably smaller percentage of ED “yes!” ERROR IN NEW FAFSA CALCULATIONS Previously, we have written about the changes coming to the FAFSA , the application for financial aid administered by the U.S.

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FAFSA Issues Cause Delay in Financial Aid Awards

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The FAFSA usually launches on Oct. However, this year's FAFSA wasn't available until Dec. Students may suffer due to continued delays, especially those dependent on financial aid to attend college. Student financial aid offers will be delayed as a result. In a typical year, the FAFSA launches on Oct.