Good lord where do I begin... the FAFSA process itself is not that difficult. Enter your tax into and they do the rest. The PROBLEM is the "verification" process. The verification process is supposed to be "random," however I was selected 6 years out of 6 without fail. The issue with verification is that it is usually not communicated to the students adequately, and so the forms are usually turned in too late and then the school doesn't deliver financial aid on time and you get dropped from your class and the entire process is a huge mess. Financial aid is essential for a lot of students, and making them jump through hoops to get the meager help that the government provides is simply wrong. To be honest, simplifying the process isn't enough, but that's an entirely different issue.

FAFSA is far too complex and difficult to navigate for 18 year olds. We should make it easier to apply so students aren't discouraged from applying.

I'm a high-achieving student who reads the fine print and follows instructions to a T, and receiving financial aid for the last 4 years has been a complete nightmare. Something always goes wrong with the application and it has taken 3 or 4 phone calls every year to get everything set straight, due almost every time to administrative errors. This process should be dead simple, especially for 18 year old kids who have no idea what's going on and don't have parents present to guide them.

As a former high school counselor, I see a huge benefit to this!! Some states have such an early deadline to be eligible for their particular grants, therefore, it would help tremendously! Oklahoma's Tuition aid grant is tied to the fafsa app and the deadline is March 1st. Many parents haven't even filed at this point, much less received their return.

Sounds like a good idea. Let's face the facts, students applying have nothing, just a desire to further their education. My Dad would say "don't have a pot to piss in." Therefore, student loans are/would be given by local institutions where they are better equipped to evaluate local students academics. But Mr Oboze removed local loans and moved all college loans to a Federal basis, knowing that government would write students loans off as a loss or offer foreign service, like pumping wells in the Arabian desert. ↩️ Colleges raised tuition costs because the Feds didn't care graduate are flunking, it's only taxpayers money. And thus the cycle begins. Colleges make boku cash, professors get high salaries and studies can make it to Florida for spring break. Students flunk, loan goes unpaid so taxpayer pickup the balance. Almost a life cycle in biology. But big socialist government can say we tried and we paid. Flunked out students become snowflakes seeking their patients basement or a place to hide. Catching at small paycheck with BLM or at a local burger joint. So who is the failure, taxpayers, government, professors or student? Time for self introspection.

We need to make education more accessible and at 18, the FAFSA confused me. The process needs to be simplified and streamlined, as well.

College should be available for everyone not just the wealthy, or go into debt for the rest of their lives

Having an additional year's data can help give a clearer picture of a family's ability to afford college. I also believe that having more than one child in college should help determine a family's eligibility for aid!

The process is extremely complicated for many individuals and simplifying the process is very important for expanding opportunities for everyone. I fully support this. Financial Aid is the most important factor for many applicants and simplifying the process should be considered with Locke's principles of Inherently Natural Rights for any citizen.