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- The Department of Education released a new FAFSA to streamline the application process.
- I tried to submit the financial-aid form for my college-bound son, but the site kept crashing.
- After trying for hours, I finally submitted the form.
To be fair, I'd been warned.
Several weeks ago, my son's high-school college counselor emailed parents of seniors, advising us that while the US Department of Education's newly updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, would be available December 30, we might want to wait before filling it out.