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Students Still Dealing With Drama from Last FAFSA, Despite Positive New Data

When Jocelyn Scilipoti filled out the federal financial aid form for the first time earlier this year, she had a clear plan to transfer from Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland to McDaniel College, a private liberal arts school about an hour away. But those plans unraveled after three attempts to complete the revamped Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA. Each submission was thwarted by some error in the glitchy new form that prolonged the process. By the time she got through it in August, Scilipoti, 19, qualified for less than $2,000 in federal grants.


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