Why are so many students leaving billions of dollars on the table?

Federal financial aid forms have gotten much easier to complete, but huge numbers of students still don’t submit them, leaving “billions of dollars on the table,” a choice that could wreck their chances of going to college.

Check out these recent numbers from the National College Access Network: Its researchers studied 68 cities, and found that on average, only 48 percent of high school students in the class of 2015 submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.

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