FAFSA

Students had to make all kinds of decisions about college before knowing how much financial aid they would get. Now, some are scrambling to stay in school.

Texas A&M University-San Antonio and the Alamo Colleges District reported record enrollment for the Fall 2024 semester, despite problems with the new federal financial aid form.

The availability of last year's application, and subsequently students' aid packages, was delayed several times while the Department of Education worked to update the form.

Due to glitches and delays caused by the rollout of the new FAFSA application, thousands fewer San Antonio high school graduates applied for financial aid for college this year.

Parents without a Social Security number still cannot complete the new FAFSA online. The U.S. Education Department has not said when it plans to fix the issue.

College hopefuls should fill out the new federal student aid application to as soon as possible to get more funds.