States Requiring FAFSA for High School Seniors

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May 22, 2024 – In a US News & World Report article about how more states are requiring high school students to file the FAFSA in order to graduate, Shannon Vasconcelos, senior director of college finance for Bright Horizons College Coach, shares her expertise on the topic. 

"They are not literally forcing every single student to complete a FAFSA in order to graduate," says Shannon Vasconcelos, senior director of college finance for Bright Horizons College Coach, an education consulting company. "You just have to file an extra piece of paperwork to say that you do not intend to file the FAFSA. .... It's a slight administrative burden for those who don't want to do it. But I always advocate for students and families to make informed decisions, and completing a FAFSA is a way to inform families about the affordability of college."
 
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