With financial aid season taking off, Senior Vice President and Edvisors.com Publisher Mark Kantrowitz is explaining to the Washington Post how to prevent the most recurring financial aid mistakes.
Among the most common errors Kantrowitz cites are students forgetting to fill out the FAFSA form, which disqualifies them from Federal Pell Grants, filling out the FAFSA form for the previous year instead of the upcoming one, filing forms late — usually after March — which results in receiving less grant funding and incorrectly reporting marital status levels, as sometimes changes in marital status are anticipated and reflected in applications, but not fulfilled.
Read more common mistakes at the Washington Post.
