With 100 questions – twice as many as the typical income tax form — the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be intimidating to parents and college hopefuls alike. Screw it up, and you ...

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If you plan to attend college, you will need to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to apply for federal, state and college-based financial aid. Complete the form on or after ...

The 2026-27 FAFSA Application Is Live. Here's What to Know NEW YORK (AP) — The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 school year has officially opened. Despite the U.S. government ...

The Education Department finally made fixes to FAFSA to make it less of a pain to apply for financial aid. How College Student Aid Just Got Easier In a surprise announcement last week, the Department ...

This year's college financial aid process was supposed to be easier, after the U.S. Department of Education revamped the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, last year. Vanessa Cordova ...