California extends deadline for students seeking state financial aid amid FAFSA turmoil
by Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times
Mar 25, 2024
3 minutes
California students will have an extra month to submit applications for state financial aid, a deadline extension to help with ongoing setbacks and delays that have plagued the rollout of new federal forms that colleges and states rely on to calculate a student's scholarships and loans.
Federal officials alerted colleges of the latest mishap on Friday — errors in the processing of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, that have resulted in schools receiving inaccurate information about student eligibility for aid.
The deadline
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