The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA, is officially open, ahead of schedule.
The Arizona Board of Regents is stepping up its efforts to get the state’s high school seniors to complete the form.
ABOR will be hosting webinars throughout the coming months geared towards students, families and educators. The board is also extending its partnership with the Cactus League to encourage college-bound Arizona high school seniors to fill out the FAFSA. Students that complete it could score four free spring training tickets.
For students, families and counselors, the board encourages them to visit its one-stop hub for all things college readiness, CollegeReadyAZ.com. This website is a resource on how to plan, afford and apply to college at Arizona’s public universities and delivers information and resources on all aspects of the college going experience.
Some seniors already had the opportunity to fill out the form when ABOR was selected by the federal government to beta test the FAFSA before its general release. Their experiences were mostly positive, which is a relief for many, considering the delays and glitches families ran into last year.
Arizona has consistently ranked close to last in the nation for the number of students who complete the form.
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