Students can now apply for federal college aid. Officials hope for a smoother rollout this year

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Students can now apply for federal college aid. Officials hope for a smoother rollout this year
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The federal FAFSA form used to apply for college financial aid opened to high school seniors across the nation on Thursday, a year after a disastrous rollout by the Biden administration delayed the application for months.

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An overhaul last year was meant to simplify the famously complex form, but technical problems blocked students from submitting forms or The Education Department said it fixed last year’s problems and hired an additional 700 call center workers to help families if they have trouble submitting the form.

The Biden administration drew bipartisan scorn over its handling of the update, with Republicans accusing the administration of focusing on student loan cancellation at the expense of the FAFSA form.

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