The current FAFSA form includes 108 questions, enough to confuse just about anyone. (TheeErin) Federal financial aid is a vital part of funding many college careers; even the slightest mistake on a form could mean the difference between attending school and taking out costly private student loans. For thousands of prospective college students a glitch in this year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) form may have put their financial aid offers at risk. According to the Seattle Times, nearly 200,000 future college students, many of them low-income, may received incorrect financial aid offers due to an error in the online FASFA form. The issue was discovered earlier this month when officials at colleges and universities noticed a lot of applications with unusually high salaries entered in the “Income Earned From Work” box. So were these future students seeking financial aid really making hundreds of thousands of dollars?
Glitch In Fafsa Form Changes Thousands Of Future College Students’ Financial Aid Offers
Ashlee Kieler, The Consumerist
Tue, 07/22/2014 - 8:03am
Topics: theeerin free application federal student aid fasfa income earned from work department education additionally students student aid report fafsa federal fasfa seattle times in glitch thousands financial aid offers error amount forms entered current mistake questions school incomes notice applicant year issue online
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