Posted SEP 7, 2019 at 8:00 AM
Nationwide, 661,000 high school graduates in the Class of 2018 who were eligible– but didn’t complete an application– for federal financial aid lost out on their share of $2.6 billion in free money for college, according to NerdWallet, a financial media company.
How is this happening when cost is a top reason many students give for not pursuing or completing postsecondary education? Keep reading.