Ashnaelle Bijoux from Norwich, Connecticut unable to complete FAFSA form for Southern Connecticut State University since December 2023.
High school seniors and current college students affected.
Thousands of students unable to submit or complete FAFSA forms due to delays and technical issues.
WASHINGTON D.C. - The botched rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has caused chaos and uncertainty for thousands of students across the United States, leading to concerns about a potential 'catastrophic' drop in college enrollments. High school seniors and current college students have been unable to submit or complete their FAFSA forms due to delays and technical issues.
One such student is Ashnaelle Bijoux from Norwich, Connecticut, who has been trying to submit her FAFSA form for Southern Connecticut State University since December 2023. Despite multiple attempts, she has been unable to complete the process.
Ashnaelle Bijoux hopes to attend Southern Connecticut State University but may need loans if she cannot complete the FAFSA form.
Across the United States, there has been a 29% decrease in students who have successfully submitted the FAFSA compared to this time last year.
Kim Cook warned of a potentially 'catastrophic' drop in college enrollments due to these issues.
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The article uses emotional manipulation by describing the struggles and stress of students like Ashnaelle Bijoux who are unable to submit their FAFSA forms. It also uses sensationalism by using the word 'catastrophic' to describe potential drops in college enrollments. The article selectively reports on the problems with the FAFSA rollout, focusing only on the negative aspects and not mentioning any potential solutions or progress made by the Education Department.
The FAFSA problems threaten to undermine the promise of higher education for Bijoux.
Three months before the start of fall classes, many don’t know where they’re going to college, or how they’re going to pay for it.
The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form... It's like you work so hard to go somewhere and do something and make something of yourself... But that's not the case.
The Education Department had received just over 8.4 million submissions so far this year, far fewer than the roughly 17 million it processes in normal years.
Education Secretary Miguel A. Cardona faced anger from lawmakers about how the rollout could harm students’ futures during a hearing before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.
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Applications for federal financial aid plunged this year due to delays and glitches caused by the disastrous rollout of the new application form.
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The author makes several statements about the challenges faced by the Education Department in relation to the FAFSA application process this year. While these statements are factually accurate, they do not contain any logical fallacies. However, there are instances of inflammatory rhetoric used by lawmakers during a hearing mentioned in the article. These instances include Senator Shelley Moore Capito's statement: 'Well this could have been done a lot better … what you said today, we should have been hearing that a year ago so we could be prepared for where we are.' This is an example of an appeal to hindsight fallacy, as the senator is criticizing the Education Department for not addressing the FAFSA issues earlier when they did not have all the information available to them at that time. Another instance of inflammatory rhetoric can be found in Mr. Cardona's statement: 'It is our expectation as we work together to get those numbers closer to 90, 95 percent of students filling it out.' This statement could be perceived as an appeal to emotion, as it implies a sense of urgency and importance regarding the FAFSA completion rate.
'Well this could have been done a lot better … what you said today, we should have been hearing that a year ago so we could be prepared for where we are.', 'It is our expectation as we work together to get those numbers closer to 90, 95 percent of students filling it out.
A Massachusetts teen has decided to join the Marines instead of attending college this fall.
A first-generation student from Illinois is relying on her restaurant job to cover college costs.
A Floridian in her 30s is considering going back to exotic dancing to afford tuition.
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The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form is causing issues for students trying to submit it and receive financial aid.
Normally by May 1st, students know where they will be attending college in the fall. However, many have not received financial aid offers due to issues with the FAFSA rollout.
The new FAFSA application was supposed to be simpler and shorter but has instead caused delays in college decisions for months.
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The article does not contain any explicit logical fallacies. However, there are some instances of inflammatory rhetoric used to describe the situation with the FAFSA application process. The author uses phrases like 'botched handling', 'disrupted lives', and 'upended that decision-making process' to describe the issues with the FAFSA rollout. While these phrases may be accurate, they are also emotionally charged and could potentially sway readers' opinions.
]The government's botched handling of financial aid upended that decision-making process, disrupting the lives of a broad swath of American students.[
