Of course. Are you aware that the cost of college continues to increase?
No, I haven't been following the developments over the recent years. I'm new to all this.
That's fine. Do you know that many factors are involved in the decision to attend college?
Yes, it was quite complicated to decide on what to do.
Then you should know that a strong correlation exists between FAFSA completion and college enrollment. Previously, high schools relied on self-reported surveys to estimate their FAFSA completion rate, and that data can be inaccurate.
How are applications reported for each high school?
The number of submitted and completed applications is reported for the current application cycle 2020-2021 and the same time period last year for the previous application cycle 2019-2020.
Alright. And how do high schools to track their progress?
FSA regularly updates estimates for the first 15 months of the application cycle.
I've read that they used to do surveys for this, but that the data wasn't reliable. What does the FSA do to prevent this?