fafsa fiasco - I think 2025 is going to pay (or benefit?)

[Anonymous]

I love the total cluelessness of the UMC.

Listen we don’t file for FA, but telling “relax”?

And don’t forget to smile, ladies!

You people are the worst

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/politics/fafsa-delay-financial-aid/index.html

[Anonymous]

I don’t understand how the vast majority of colleges can make their admissions decisions without FAFSA. Aren’t most schools need aware? They need to make sure they can cover their bills. Yields are going to wonky because some kids may not get much, but are admitted. Department of Education is inept.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love the total cluelessness of the UMC.

Listen we don’t file for FA, but telling “relax”?

And don’t forget to smile, ladies!

You people are the worst

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/politics/fafsa-delay-financial-aid/index.html

Again... getting financial aid was never a guarantee for anyone. Timelines have varied in the past. You can't stamp your feet and whine because the college that was too expensive for your kid is still too expensive for your kid.

Maybe NOW you'll realize what we were saying all along - which is that US colleges are exploitative in their sticker prices, and shouldn't be charging that much in the first place. Financial aid is a ridiculous concept. The US should have affordable college, just like elsewhere in the world, so that people aren't as dependent on tedious financial aid paperwork, vulnerable to various operational ills.

[Anonymous]

Is the fafsa only for handing out loans that have to be paid back?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the fafsa only for handing out loans that have to be paid back?

Basically, yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how the vast majority of colleges can make their admissions decisions without FAFSA. Aren’t most schools need aware? They need to make sure they can cover their bills. Yields are going to wonky because some kids may not get much, but are admitted. Department of Education is inept.

Not only are most schools need aware, most do not meet need. They can accept students and leave it to the families to sort out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the fafsa only for handing out loans that have to be paid back?

Basically, yes.

Also Pell grants, federal work study, and subsidized federal student loans if qualify.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious: are there any EA/ED families in DCUM-land whose decisions/acceptances were severely impacted by FAFSA delays? Were any schools unable to make offers? And if they did make offers, how did they do it (especially if they didn't traditionally use CSS)?

No. I work in the college office of a private school and all FA packages have come with admission offers as is typical.

[Anonymous]

it's such a mess.

https://thecollegeinvestor.com/45404/fafsa-delays-raise-concerns-for-college-admissions-and-financial-aid-planning/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious: are there any EA/ED families in DCUM-land whose decisions/acceptances were severely impacted by FAFSA delays? Were any schools unable to make offers? And if they did make offers, how did they do it (especially if they didn't traditionally use CSS)?

No. I work in the college office of a private school and all FA packages have come with admission offers as is typical.

Thank you. So what is the real world impact of the fafsa fiasco, if any, from your perspective? It seems like a pretty big deal that the schools won't receive the info until March, but maybe I don't fully understand.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Eagerly anticipating problems? For now, nothing bad has happened, OP. FAFSA is delayed a bit. Odds are it will all turn out fine.

delayed a bit? they announced today they won't get data to colleges til mid-march!

Well there you go then. Decisions aren't until May 1st, and perhaps this year they can push that back a bit. None of this is a problem.

A lot of schools have dorms that fill up fast. You have to put down your enrollment deposit, as well as your housing deposit, in order to sign up for housing. This could shut a student out of housing.

PP you replied to. Not really. I have a freshman in college, and I distinctly remember he had two months to pick a dorm. If College decision day is pushed back a bit, then they can re-arrange the other deadlines.

Point is... I've there, I know you're all super stressed and operating on a hair trigger, but you have to calm down. Nothing has failed yet. You can't control the process. Just breathe. Everything will be fine.

So you think the way it happened at the ONE school you have experience with is the way it is at every school?

Housing has already opened (and has been open for several months) at MANY schools.

For rising freshmen? In January? Please cite.

University of Louisville is one. My son was accepted in November, he has until May 1 to decide, but is strongly encouraged to apply for housing now

[Anonymous]

So many condescending aholes on this thread. DOE failed. Its failure has impacted thousands of colleges and millions of students. But please, you DOE shills or Govt contractors who worked on this project screaming "pay not attention to the man behind the curtain" need to just go away. Trying to pretend that this is no big deal is ridiculous. As a taxpayer you should be pretty outraged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So many condescending aholes on this thread. DOE failed. Its failure has impacted thousands of colleges and millions of students. But please, you DOE shills or Govt contractors who worked on this project screaming "pay not attention to the man behind the curtain" need to just go away. Trying to pretend that this is no big deal is ridiculous. As a taxpayer you should be pretty outraged.

+1
It’s really bad

[Anonymous]

it's really bad.

besides a lack of empathy (no surprise), they miss the original issue. if people don't have clarity on money, they won't enroll. and the yield will impact class of 2025.