Whenever I hear that the FAFSA is going to be updated or hear that the FAFSA updates will make it easier, I cringe.

The current rumors about the redesigned FAFSA is that they won't make the October 1 deadline and FAFSA may open as late as January 2024.

Here are a few highlights from the Insider Higher Ed article.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2023/02/08/education-department-hints-possible-delay-new-fafsa

"The new version of the Free Application of Student Aid might not be ready by Oct. 1, Federal Student Aid officials."

"Melanie Storey, deputy director of policy implementation and oversight for the Office of Federal Student Aid, told attendees at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators’ leadership conference that the agency wouldn’t commit to a launch date this fall, though it is working aggressively toward an Oct. 1 launch. Tuesday’s conference was the first time officials publicly disclosed that the application might not open Oct. 1, as it has since 2016. Legally, the agency has until Jan. 1 to release the application."

"Storey said at the conference that she hoped that FSA would be able to share a more concrete launch date in the next couple of months."

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