The FAFSA and data processing delays

Botched FAFSA Rollout Leaves Uncertainty for Students Seeking ...

... delays and tech issues plagued the rollout of a new federal financial aid application that was meant to simplify the process for students ...

The FAFSA and data processing delays: What to know now - VSAC

At the end of January, FSA announced they would need to further update tables used in the processing of FAFSAs to account for inflation, and ...

Update on 2024-25 FAFSA Processing | Knowledge Center

In the coming week, ISIR delivery will proceed on a regular processing schedule of 1 to 3 days following FAFSA form submission. We encourage ...

FAFSA Revamp Delays Financial Aid: How Colleges Can Support ...

Why the Delays? · Later Data Delivery: Colleges received FAFSA data much later than usual, pushing back their own financial aid award processing ...

FAFSA data delays? Many colleges say they can't process info in time

Two-thirds of colleges polled in a new survey said they don't believe they'll be able to fully process financial aid data in the next few ...

FAFSA Delays and Errors: Here's What Students and Families Can Do

FAFSA glitches and processing errors — and subsequently delayed financial aid offers — are making it tough for students and families to make ...

FY25 FAFSA Data Processing

It also puts significant pressure on institutions to prepare financial aid offers and adjust their systems in an extremely shortened timeframe.

Updates on 2024-25 FAFSA Paper Processing (Updated October 18 ...

Additionally, the Department is now processing 2024-25 FAFSA paper applications within 7-10 days or less of receipt. The Department is also ...

FAFSA Delays Alarm Students, Parents, Colleges, Higher Ed ...

"This is another unforced error that will likely cause more processing delays for students," Justin Draeger, president and CEO of the National ...

Colleges won't receive FAFSA data until March. Here's what ... - CNN

Colleges won't start receiving students' financial aid data from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, until the ...

Navigating FAFSA Reporting Delays

The 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process has hit a roadblock with reporting delays announced by the U.S. Department of Education ...

Millions of college students in limbo after aid application information ...

The delay is the result of the department's decision to fix an error in how students' aid eligibility is calculated. The fix is intended to ...

Given FAFSA Delays, Colleges Should Move Back Their Admission ...

Once schools have the FAFSA data, they will need time to process the applications before they can send out financial aid offers to students, ...

A new FAFSA setback has delayed many college student aid offers ...

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced yet another delay in the already-turbulent FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student ...

Here's how to make key college decisions amid FAFSA delays - CNBC

Problems with the new FAFSA have delayed financial aid award letters, making it harder for students to make informed decisions about next ...

How is this year's chaotic Federal Student Aid application process ...

The deployment of the new FAFSA has been fraught with operational problems and delays, including incorrect student data. How are these ...

Colleges won't receive student FAFSA information until March

Colleges will not receive applicants' federal aid information until March. They may be forced to push back commitment deadlines, ...

FAFSA: Education Needs to Improve Communications and Support ...

What GAO Found. The Department of Education's rollout of the new simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was delayed by 3 ...

FAFSA Delays Cause Stress, Confusion for Students and Families

Delays in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process are causing some current college students and incoming freshmen to ...

2024-25 FAFSA delay may shorten decision-making window for ...

The Department of Education announced this week that colleges will not begin receiving FAFSA data until March this year, creating a potential time crunch for ...