Here’s how to make key college decisions amid FAFSA delays [Video]

Problems with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid have left many students in a bind.

In an early April update, the U.S. Department of Education said the delivery of some FAFSA applications would be further delayed due to ongoing issues with applicants’ tax data.  

“We are working hard to address these challenges and ensure schools have the information needed to package and make aid offers as quickly as possible,” Rich Cordray, chief operating officer for the Education Department’s Office of Federal Student Aid, said in a statement. 

However, these latest setbacks may mean it will take colleges even longer to get financial aid award letters to students, shortening the time those college hopefuls have to make informed enrollment decisions about next year.

“Continually taking two steps forward and one giant step back is not a sustainable …