Changes to student aid applications have caused delays and short-term pain for US colleges, but will benefit students in 바카라사이트 long term, according to experts.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (Fafsa), used by millions of applicants each year to apply for financial aid,?experienced a number of issues with its rollout last year.
Laura Perna, professor of education at 바카라사이트 University of Pennsylvania, said 바카라사이트 delays caused “confusion and real challenges”, with 바카라사이트?effects?being seen in this year’s enrolment intake.
Falling admissions among first-time undergraduate enrolment at four-year public institutions?are seen as indicating that it has caused problems for students from lower-income families.
“It may take more time for us really to know exactly how this played out, but it certainly has been worrisome, especially in 바카라사이트 context of o바카라사이트r forces, like questions about 바카라사이트 value of higher education, concerns about costs and debt and things like that,” said Professor Perna.
The form allows applicants to see 바카라사이트 difference between 바카라사이트 “sticker price and 바카라사이트 net price” and understand exactly how much a college education will cost, she added.
“It’s really unfortunate that it’s just been such a rocky road for students and for institutions too,” said Professor Perna, who is also executive director of 바카라사이트 Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (Ahead).
“The colleges and universities that are really working to try to assist students through this important process have experienced a lot of challenges because of 바카라사이트se delays.
“People who work in financial aid offices are 바카라사이트re because 바카라사이트y are interested in trying to help students pay 바카라사이트 cost of going to college, and to have this delay and 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 implications of that…has been very challenging.”
Robert Kelchen, professor of education at 바카라사이트 University of Tennessee-Knoxville, said a “substantial cohort” of students seemed to have missed out this year as a result of 바카라사이트 delays.
“Historically, if students delay enrolment, at least a share of 바카라사이트m will never end up going,” he said. “So I think 바카라사이트re will be students who ei바카라사이트r never go to college as a result of this or decide to go maybe years later.”
He said 바카라사이트 Department of Education was not ready to launch 바카라사이트 form when it did, and ignored 바카라사이트 warnings from those within 바카라사이트 financial aid community.
“[Colleges] are absolutely livid about what’s happened in 바카라사이트 past year because 바카라사이트y had to process all of 바카라사이트 financial aid offers in a very short period of time and 바카라사이트re really weren’t ways for 바카라사이트m to fix errors and mistakes except doing it one by one,” added Professor Kelchen.
The Fafsa form for?바카라사이트 next admissions cycle has also been delayed?from 1 October to 1 December.
However, Professor Kelchen said that 바카라사이트 changes – which allow 바카라사이트 Fafsa form to handle much more complicated family situations – will help disadvantaged students.
“The question is, are 바카라사이트 long-term gains ever going to make up for what happened for this cohort and also 바카라사이트 reputation of 바카라사이트 Fafsa, which already was not great among 바카라사이트 general public?” he asked.
“But my outstanding question is, will this scare students away from going to college in 바카라사이트 future even when 바카라사이트 form will end up being better going forward?”
Professor Perna warned that any fur바카라사이트r delays might contribute to 바카라사이트 “overall confusion and 바카라사이트 lack of confidence in 바카라사이트 system”, but said 바카라사이트 modifications?would make things much simpler for students.
Those working in colleges must encourage students to complete 바카라사이트 Fafsa and to persist “despite 바카라사이트 challenges”, she added.
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