FAFSA

The University of California and California State University announced Wednesday they are extending the May 1 deadline for students to accept their admission offers for fall 2024, citing delays applicants are facing in completing a new federal financial aid form.The extension affects tens of thousands of California students who will be accepted to UC and CSU, largely beginning in March. A May 15 deadline will apply to first-year students at all nine undergraduate UC campuses; CSU’s deadline is “no earlier” than May 15…

High school graduates left billions of dollars in free college aid on the table by not filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, in 2022. Among the class of 2022, 44% of high school graduates skipped the FAFSA — and eligible students left behind $3.58 billion worth of Pell Grant money — per a January analysis by the National College Attainment Network, or NCAN. The need-based Pell Grant is the largest federal grant program offered to U.S. undergraduates, and 2022 high school graduates who…

21 accredited online colleges that accept FAFSAIf you're looking to save money on your higher education by applying for FAFSA, start your college search with the list below. Each of the following online schools — listed in alphabetical order — is accredited and accepts FAFSA.1. American Public UniversityCharles Town, West VirginiaPopular degree programs: BS in cybersecurityBA in homeland securityBBA in business administrationMA in entrepreneurshipMS in nursingAcceptance rate: 100%Graduation rate: 18%APU is…

If you applied for financial aid through Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in the US in early 2022, there’s a very good chance some personal information was provided to a platform that’s completely irrelevant to the process: Facebook. This report from The Markup exposed that, as early as January 2022, the US Department of Education sent data from website visitors to Facebook, potentially including information submitted on forms like first and last name, country, phone number, and email address, via the…