Of course. Are you aware that the cost of college continues to increase?
Yes, I am. Unfortunately.
Then you should also know that financial aid becomes ever more important.
You can say so, yes. How do you handle files when it comes to age?
Files ending in 18 year olds use the previous age assumption that applicants be no older than 18. All other files use the current assumption that applicants be no older than 19.
That's interesting. I've read that schools used to run surveys to figure out the rate of FAFSA completion, but they don't do that anymore. How is it done nowadays?
In this time and age Federal Student Aid is providing high schools with current data about their FAFSA submissions and completions so that high schools can track their progress and help to ensure that their students complete a FAFSA.
What does it mean when a school has fewer than 5 applications completed? Is it possible that there will be no applicants at all?
No, it does not mean there were zero applications.
why are some places white on the map?
Do you want to know why some districts are listed as missing or as having  insufficient data?