Why the FAFSA Isn't Opening in October Like Usual This Year

October 1, 2024 – In article for Money about the FAFSA not opening until December 1, Shannon Vasconcelos senior director of college finance at Bright Horizons College Coach shares advice on how to prepare for the 2025-26 FAFSA. 

And that’s OK — Shannon Vasconcelos, who works with families filling out the form through her role as senior director of college finance at Bright Horizons College Coach, told Money in August that she’d recommend waiting for the government to identify and resolve major issues first.

"I would let the department work out the kinks in the form before I was anxious to hop on there," she says. "Colleges are not going to set any financial aid deadlines so early that you couldn't complete it on the normal timeline."

Read the full article here.