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The new FAFSA form for 2024 was supposed to streamline the process. It took me 13 hours to complete — and only thanks to Reddit.
The new FAFSA form for 2024 was supposed to be easier. But it was a nightmare for one parent: It to…
Erika Ebsworth-Goold
Wealthy high schoolers are upping their application game to 25 colleges this year. It's setting up a big payday for schools while leaving lower-income students behind.
College applications are up 22% since 2019, but only 6% of those are coming from the lowest-income …
Ayelet Sheffey
'FAFSA down': The Federal Student Aid website crashes after getting swamped following Biden's loan forgiveness decision
Student loan borrowers rushed to the Federal Student Aid website following debt cancellation announ…
Jordan Hart
How to fill out the FAFSA and get financial aid for college
Take a look at how to fill out the FAFSA before you apply for financial aid for college or graduate…
Eric Rosenberg
How to fill out the FAFSA and get financial aid for college
With two college degrees under my belt, I'm no stranger to the Free Application for Federal Student…
Eric Rosenberg
Every question you have about filling out the FAFSA for your MBA, answered
Before you fill out your form, confirm that you are, in fact, eligible to apply. That means you mus…
Abby Wolfe
The 7 Easiest Ways To Blow Your College Aid Application
The FAFSA form is about the student, not the parent, although both are usually involved in the proc…
Mandi Woodruff
More Gen Zers could ditch college this fall — and some schools are worried they might never fully recover
It's not just the rocky FAFSA rollout. Lower birth rates and high student debt loads could hurt the…
Ayelet Sheffey
Key student-debt relief programs are at risk if Congress doesn't boost Education Department funding, 25 Democratic lawmakers say
Following a botched FAFSA rollout and rocky return to student-loan repayment, Elizabeth Warren is c…
Ayelet Sheffey
Some parents and high school seniors are running low on time to figure out how they'll pay for college as the chaotic financial aid rollout continues
The chaotic FAFSA rollout means financial aid reward letters will be delayed for many, limiting the…
Ayelet Sheffey
I was so focused on dorm room essentials I didn't know I had to do these 7 things ahead of my son's college move-in
A mother didn't know she had so much to do ahead of her son's college move-in. He needed to open a …
Erika Ebsworth-Goold
A dad explains why the college financial aid process has him worried he'll be 'scrambling to try to find money at the last minute' for his 2 daughters
On top of the confusing and delayed FAFSA process this year, Antonio Scordo is also dealing with pa…
Ayelet Sheffey
7.3 million students will be eligible for Pell Grants in the Education Department's latest update to a key financial aid application
The Education Department announced an update to its FAFSA calculations to make more students eligib…
Ayelet Sheffey
Why college applicants will have to wait months longer to find out how much financial aid they're getting this year
A FAFSA delay means many hoping to take on student loans for college won't get financial aid offers…
Ayelet Sheffey
A Boston college blames pro-Palestinian student protests for lower enrollment
However, declining college enrollment rates can also be due to the changing sentiments of the young…
Amanda Goh
I grew up poor and now make 5 times what my parents did. I help pay their bills without sacrificing my own money goals.
Viviana Vazquez broke into tech and earns more than $150,000 a year. She helps her family financial…
Viviana Vazquez
Gen Z isn't sure higher education is worth it — and it might be taking a toll on Harvard
Applications to Harvard this year dropped 5% as the school was scrutinized for its response to the …
Ayelet Sheffey
Meet the new moms using up to $700 in monthly basic income to afford childcare. It could be the answer to helping parents stay employed.
Guaranteed basic income helps some parents pay for childcare — participants and experts say it lead…
Allie Kelly
Student-loan borrowers could see an easier repayment process through Biden's budget request — along with efforts to make college cheaper
Biden is requesting boosted funding for Federal Student Aid to help support student-loan borrowers …
Ayelet Sheffey
Charlie Javice, who faces charges after JP Morgan said she defrauded them out of $175 million, says US prosecutors are using 'cherry-picked' evidence to help their case
Charlie Javice, founder of the student aid startup Frank, is facing criminal charges after JP Morga…