The goal was to make it simpler and faster for prospective college students to apply for federal financial. Cue chaos. The rollout of the new 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been anything but simple and fast. Normally available for families to fill out by Oct. 1 of the preceding academic year, this year’s revised FAFSA was not available until the start of January 2024.
FAFSA delays impact Maryland families’ college decisions in different ways
February 28, 2024