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FAFSA issues still impacting students across the country

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Today is college decision day for students across the country. But this year some colleges and universities have pushed back the deadline.

Today is college decision day for students across the country. But this year some colleges and universities have pushed back the deadline.

CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL)-- Today is college decision day for students across the country.But this yearsomecolleges and universities have pushed back the deadline.

That'sbecause there were issues with processing when it came to the New Free Application for Federal Student Aid Form.The problems impacted high school students deciding where they wanted togo,and returning college students.

Ben Weyer is a physiology and pre-med major at SIU.

�My day-to-day consists of like a 10’cdzto usually fouro'clock. And usually I take about like four classes,”�Weyer said.

With a busy schedule, he said he徱’twant to worry about applying for FAFSA again, and finally, when he didapplyhe said it washarderthis year.

t wasdefinitelydifferent than previous years. Differentprocesses. I know there was a lot more detailandit wanted different information,”�Weyer said.

He'snot alone. A lot of people reported issues with the new version of the FAFSA form thatwas releasedlast year. The Department of Education says the new application is supposed to be simplified and have more people eligible for financial aid.

Which Weyer says isǴǻthingbecause he wants as much money as possible to go on to med school.

t makes me wonder ifI'mgonnaget enough moneyfor payingfor college.BecauseI'mplanning to become a med student.So,obviously,the more money I have now, the betterit'sgonnabe for me in the future,”�Weyer said.

But some students say theydidn'thave a hard time with forms like Hannah Knispelwhois studying for her masters at SIU. She says it helped her be eligible for more money this year.

twasn'ttoo difficult.It was more difficult when you have yourparents'information involvedandthat typically takes a lotlonger.But I filled it out independently this year. And that one wasreally, reallyquick,”�Knispel said.

ButNationallyonly 3.1 million people have applied this year wheningeneraltheyget over 17 million applications.Nationallyforhigh school seniors, only 30 percent have completed their FAFSAaccordingto the National College Attainment Network.

Over at John A Logan College, Steve’Kڱwith the college says the FAFSA issuesdidn'treallyimpact them as it did with other colleges and universities because they are an open-admission college. That means students can register till the start of school.

“Our financial aid office has donea really goodjob of letting students know if they need help with financial aid that they are there,”�’Kڱsaid.

O'Keefeadds a lot of students at John A. Logan receive sometype offinancial aid.

n addition to the FAFSA, we encourage all of our students to go online to our foundation and fill out theapplication for scholarship,”�’Kڱsays.�We have hundreds of scholarships thatare usedevery yearto help students.�