The FAFSA for the 2025-2026 school year is officially going to be released on a delayed timeline again, according to the U.S. Department of Education. This is raising concerns about students' ability to compare financial aid award offers before National College Decision Day. Learn about the context behind the FAFSA chaos and what experts recommend students do about this in the latest episode of FinCap Friday below:

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About the Author

Yanely Espinal

Born and raised by Dominican, immigrant parents in Brooklyn, Yanely is a proud product of NYC public schools. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2007 before going on to receive her bachelor's degree at Brown University in 2011. As a Teach For America corps member, Yanely taught third and fourth grade in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She received her master's degree from Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She spends her spare time making YouTube videos about personal finance on her channel, MissBeHelpful. Yanely also loves to dance, sew, paint, listen to podcasts, and babysit her 10 nieces and nephews!