The entire college admissions process this year may get a fast forward. High school seniors may be able to figure out which college they can afford much earlier in the process. For the first time, students will be able to file federal financial aid forms for college on Oct. 1 - three months earlier than the previous date of Jan. 1. The move-up was announced by President Obama last year as a way to give students information about the aid they qualify for earlier in the college admissions process.

September 14, 2016 ・ From Philadelphia Inquirer