FAFSA fix is underway at the Department of Education.

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  Many families f***ed up, reporting dollars and cents.  The DOE computer ignored the decimal point and put in much bigger incomes than were intended.  Students reporting $5000.00 came out looking as if they made $500,000. Now DOE is fixing the mess. 
http://chronicle.com/article/Fafsa-Fix-Will-Mean-Less-Aid/147829/?cid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en

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