Higher Education FAFSA is officially out, and everyone is cautiously optimistic After a turbulent rollout of last year’s financial aid form, Education Department hopes rigorous piloting this ...

TikTok user Lana (@the_lanag) went on a nearly seven-minute tirade from inside her car. “Y’all want to know how [expletive] stupid FAFSA is,” she asked. The student then proceeded to tell ...

Schendzielos, her husband, Eric, and his ex-wife each completed FAFSA forms for the four kids, all of which are listed as processed. But they have yet to receive a single financial aid package.

The new FAFSA application will, eventually, be easier. But the current process for federal student aid has stymied applicants, especially those from nontraditional homes.

But even the FAFSA at its best can’t fix what’s truly broken about pursuing and paying for college. Soaring tuition prices have forced students to carry $1.77 trillion in student loan debt –more than ...

That's because last year, the U.S. Department of Education announced changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.The problems with the FAFSA form began last fall.

The problem was, the FAFSA ended up getting a down-to-the-studs, high-tech overhaul that appears to have fallen behind almost from the start, according to the GAO review. Even after getting an ...

As mentioned, the 2025-2026 FAFSA is rolling out in phases, so the Department of Education can troubleshoot along the way. "We're testing a complete FAFSA system.

The 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, will only be partially available starting Oct. 1, the Education Department said.

Betty Wonde, 18, of Silver Spring, Md., attends a free workshop to help students with their FAFSA form organized by the D.C. College Success Foundation in Washington on March 16, 2024.