11.11.07 | Why Wouldn't You File a FAFSA?
At recent financial aid conferences, much has been made of the fact that:
- high school students may choose not to go to college partly because of complex financial aid paperwork such as the FAFSA
- college students may opt to pay for college with private student loans instead of federal student loans due to the FAFSA
Questions for you, readers:
- Has the FAFSA stopped you or anyone you know from applying to college?
- Has the FAFSA stopped you or anyone you know from even trying to get federal financial aid?
Leave a comment here with your answers. I’d love to know more about your personal financial aid experiences.
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The FAFSA application isn’t that difficult to complete or understand. Anyone who doesn’t go to college because of the paperwork required for entry, probably shouldn’t be going to college. Just my opinion.
November 15th, 2007 | #
FAFSA forms too confusing?…
Recently there was a blog entry at the FAFSAOnline website asking students to comment on whether the FAFSA application was too complicated.
Questions for you, readers:
Has the FAFSA stopped you or anyone you know from applying to college?
Has the FAF…
November 18th, 2007 | #