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After the FAFSA Quake, a Flood of Corrections
As delays to the FAFSA rollout piled up, so did an unusual number of errors, both on student forms and in the Education Department’s eligibility calculations.
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Harvard and Caltech Restore Test Requirements
The decisions, announced hours apart, came more than a year before their temporary policies were set to expire—and after a wave of similar decisions by their competitors.
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‘Game-Changing Crisis’: Lawmakers, Experts Vent FAFSA Frustrations
While one House committee probed the FAFSA mess Wednesday, another grilled Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about the disastrous rollout of the student-aid form.
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When FAFSA Completion Takes a Village
In New York City, completion rates for the revamped federal form are down a whopping 45 percent. City agencies, higher ed partners and advocacy groups are pooling their resources to get back on track.
FAFSA Completion Down 40 Percent
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In Admissions and on Campus, a More Self-Aware, Self-Compassionate Student Body
Applicants and current students alike are increasingly comfortable talking about their mental health—and that’s something to celebrate, Lisa Kaenzig and Melanie Sage write.
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Report: Exploring the Differences in First-Gen Demographics
New data from Common App evaluates definitions of first-generation students and the impact any parental education can have.
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The (AI) Counselor Is in
AI-powered college advising tools promise to free up time-strapped counselors and “democratize” admissions expertise for less-privileged high schoolers. Will they?
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