Hawaii Schools Are Struggling To Get Seniors To Apply For College Financial Aid 0 Before the pandemic, the state had embarked on a push to get 90% of seniors to fill out a federal application for financial aid.
Efforts to increase the number of high school students in Hawaii who apply for financial aid for college have been significantly hampered by the pandemic as schools and advocacy groups struggle to reach families virtually and some students feel mounting pressure to get a job after graduation.
Educators want more students to fill out the Free Application for Student Aid, better known as FAFSA, because it not only opens the door to grants and scholarships for students already planning to go to college, but can also be an entry point for students who may not have seriously been considering a post-secondary education.
