Although more “postmortem” is needed to determine the full impact of the massive delays and confusion that plagued the government’s botched rollout of its revised Free Application for Federal Student Aid last term, admissions directors at Iowa’s public universities last week recounted the ramifications for their campuses, their applicants and their returning students.
“We still, as of this week, have identified about 200 current students on our campus that completed the FAFSA, that received a financial aid offer, but are still having issues having their financial aid dispersed, and they’re unable to pay their tuition,” University of Iowa Assistant Provost and Executive Director of Admissions Kirk Kluver told the Board of Regents during its meeting last week in Ames.
“We’ve been working with them individually to resolve these issues, and we have waived any kind of late fees that are involved with the delay in paying their tuition.”
Although Kluver didn’t share details about the students still struggling to secure aid — and what specific problems they’re facing — admissions officials across Iowa’s public university system said the FAFSA delays, confusion, hurdles and hiccups seemed to impact out-of-state and international applicants more than Iowans.
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