USA Today – Susan Tompor
“We’re looking at a quirky new year for financial aid applications for college. Parents and students face the prospect of filing two FAFSAs in 2016. Yes, two times the bury-your-head-in-paperwork fun in one year. It’s a one-time blip because of an upcoming change in the rules for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The new rules kick off for the 2017-18 school year when filling out FAFSA forms will start on Oct. 1, 2016. For students heading to college in the 2016-17 school year, though, the timetable remains the same as in past years when the FAFSA filing season starts Jan. 1. So it’s time to get moving on the first FAFSA round for the year.”(more)