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The new FAFSA: Here’s what you need to know before applying for federal student aid for the 2024-25 academic year

Ashton Spatz, center, a financial aid adviser with the University of Illinois at Chicago, assists Jessena Sanchez, left, and her daughter, Leslie Delve, a sophomore at UIC, during a FAFSA workshop on Feb. 23, 2024, at the Student Financial Aid Office. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Ashton Spatz, center, a financial aid adviser with the University of Illinois at Chicago, assists Jessena Sanchez, left, and her daughter, Leslie Delve, a sophomore at UIC, during a FAFSA workshop on Feb. 23, 2024, at the Student Financial Aid Office. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
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The FAFSA, which typically opens in October, didn’t become available until Dec. 31, after the government revised the form and changed the formula for student aid in an attempt to make it easier to file.

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