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NEW YORK LEG­IS­LATION WOULD REQUIRE HIGH SCHOOLERS TO APPLY FOR COLLEGE
FINANCIAL AID

By Spencer Conlin Albany/Capital Region
PUBLISHED 5:52 PM ET Feb. 13, 2024 PUBLISHED 5:52 PM EST Feb. 13, 2024
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In an effort to improve access to higher education, Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to
make completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, a
requirement for all high school seniors in the state.

“The process, it can be overwhelming," said Aydin O’Hearn.

As a high school guidance counselor at Cambridge Central School, part of
O’Hearn’s job is to make the transition to college a little less overwhelming
for students and their families.

“It’s kind of paced out at different points between junior and senior year,” she
explained.

O’Hearn said figuring out the financial details is a critical point of the
process.

“That is definitely a learning curve every single year,” she said. “FAFSA,
specifically, has changed every year since I’ve been here.”

FAFSA is the form students eying college can complete to determine what sort of
financial assistance is available to them.

“If you don’t apply, it is what it is,” O’Hearn said. “If you apply, you might
get some money.”

The response from her students is typically good but looking beyond Cambridge
Central School, New Yorkers leave more than $200 million in federal financial
aid on the table by not completing the FAFSA, the fourth most of any other
state, according to National College Attainment Network.

“Yeah,” O’Hearn said, when asked whether those numbers surprised her. “Because
I’m like, 'give all to my students.'”

O’Hearn said a requirement is doable as it falls in line with her normal
practice, but she believes there is another hurdle impacting the rate of
applications.

“Part of the problem is working against reputation,” she said. “I think a lot of
people have experienced sending kids to school and it being like, 'we filed and
we got nothing.'”

It’s unclear whether the Legislature will act on the governor’s vision in
regards to FAFSA, but O’Hearn says she’ll continue to encourage her students and
families no matter what.

“It’s hard to commit to the bill when you’re 18,” she said.





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