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Minoritized, First-Gen Students Most at Risk from FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But experts said that these interruptions are already having a negative impact on the students who need financial aid the most: first generation students, students of color, and those from low-income backgrounds.

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The 2024-2025 FAFSA is Live – Or Is It?

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

A Soft Launch of This Year’s Financial Aid Application is Causing Frustration For months, parents, students, and financial aid experts alike have been waiting for the 2024-2025 FAFSA to go live. Right now, the best thing families and students can do is finish filing their FAFSA for the 2024-2025 year.

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Navigating the FAFSA Maze: Your Essential Roadmap to Financial Aid Success

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

Missing deadlines could result in lost financial aid opportunities. The 2024-2025 application cycle has been absolutely wild – so don’t take this year as an example of what the cycle is like. Despite these difficulties, many positive changes have been made to the FAFSA for the 2024-2025 application cycle.

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FAFSA Delay Will Cause Problems 

College Planners of America

However, ED requested that implementation be delayed to 2023-24 and, after a period of time, they requested that it be delayed again to 2024-25. The FAFSA for the 2024-25 admission cycle is now scheduled to open in December 2023. Delay means less time to help the students who need the most support.” Today, the U.S.

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