February 19, 2009 (vol. 119, iss. 98) • Page Image 4
…4A - Thursday, February 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L7i1L 1Mvld~l*jan4 3al~j Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor…
…. Israel's 'right-wing'victory 6 UI O eorury s, osaess weT -- 0 n February 10, Israelis went New proposal would simplify aid application for students to the polls to elect the 120 ly af s s members of the…
… Knesset from Jn a 2006 report, the Commission on the Future of Higher Edu- cation said that for atypical household, completingthe Federal Application for Student Aid is longer and more complicated than…
… completing the federal tax return. The report also said that people considered the FAFSA to be onerous and confusing. It's these disheartening qualities of the FAFSA that prohibit many students from applying…
… for much-needed aid. But thanks to University of Michigan researcher Susan Dynarski and her colleagues, this tire- some process could be simplified. To ensure that more students who need financial aid…
… filled after tax returns are filed. High school students who apply to college in fall had to wait until the spring of that year to see what kind of aid they would receive. This is inconvenient for students…
… because financial aid can be the "make or break" factor for many students when deciding which university they will attend, and making that decision without knowledge of how much aid to expect is difficult…
… and 13 percent don't speak Eng- lish at home. The proposed change would make it easier for these students to apply for financial aid, and would consequently offer them greater access to a college edu…
…- cation. Low-income students deserve the opportunities that a college education presents, and they are dependent upon receiving financial aid to get there. But while making the process easier is a good…
… changes regard- ing financial aid, the government needs to implement Dynarski's idea as soon as pos- sible, putting an end to one of the worst headaches for high school students apply- ing to college…