Understanding the net price calculator

kelsmom
Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:10:17 +0000

The change to early FAFSA filing really put everyone in a bind, from Congress (who sets the Pell amounts) to Federal Student Aid (who sets up the federal processing systems) to schools (who have to hurry to get ready to take FAFSAs months earlier than usual, plus push their boards to set costs and budgets months earlier than usual - not to mention all the messaging required due to the change). Frankly, I am amazed that it has gone as smoothly as it has so far (not that there haven’t been bumps).