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Inside Higher Ed
Delaying the Inevitable
April 01, 2024
The
rocky rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid has wreaked havoc on colleges’ admission timelines. They’ve done their best to adapt; when the department announced in January that it would not begin sending out processed student aid forms
until mid-March, some institutions promptly
pushed back their traditional May 1 commitment deadlines to give students and their financial aid offices more time.
Others held out hope that wouldn’t be necessary. But since the department began
sending out Institutional Student Information Records, or ISIRs, last month, many more institutions have extended their deposit deadlines.
The
rocky rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid has wreaked havoc on colleges’ admission timelines. They’ve done their best to adapt; when the department announced in January that it would not begin sending out processed student aid forms
until mid-March, some institutions promptly
pushed back their traditional May 1 commitment deadlines to give students and their financial aid offices more time.
Others held out hope that wouldn’t be necessary. But since the department began
sending out Institutional Student Information Records, or ISIRs, last month, many more institutions have extended their deposit deadlines.
April 01, 2024
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