{"id":6580,"date":"2024-01-22T14:42:49","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T20:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=6580"},"modified":"2024-01-26T11:52:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T17:52:51","slug":"fafsa-is-faster-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/22\/fafsa-is-faster-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"FAFSA is faster than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pete Mendoza<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FAFSA-photo-1024x584.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FAFSA-photo-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FAFSA-photo-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FAFSA-photo-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FAFSA-photo-1536x876.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FAFSA-photo-2048x1168.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>UTRGV UCentral on the Brownsville campus<br>Pete Mendoza Vaquero Radio<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FAFSA0122_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">As of Dec. 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education soft launched the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, also known as FAFSA, with many changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV Assistant Director of Financial Aid Roman Silva said the changes were caused by the FAFSA Simplification Act to make the process more convenient for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cBasically, overall, the goal was to make the FAFSA form a little bit easier, more accessible for students,\u201d Silva said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the act significantly reduced the amount of questions given to a student. The FAFSA form has less than 40 questions, depending on each student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Silva also said contributors is a new term that was added to the form. Contributors are the students\u2019 parents, students\u2019 spouses or parents\u2019 spouses who would be part of the form and unlike before, they don\u2019t have to be with the student to fill it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p> \u201cPreviously students and parents would do the form completely together,\u201d Silva said. \u201cNow, what students will do is they will invite the contributor and then the contributor will only see questions that pertain to them.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Federal Student Aid website, the act replaced the Expected Family Contribution for Student Aid Index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Silva said since the soft launch students have been having a few issues because of integrated downtimes. 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