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WWU extends commitment deadline to June 1 due to FAFSA delays

University calls FAFSA issues a 'critical threat' to enrollment at Board of Trustees meeting

Feb. 9, 2024 4:07 p.m.

By Charlotte Alden General Assignment/Enterprise Reporter

Western Washington University has extended its commitment deadline to June 1, following nationwide Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) delays. Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management Shelli Soto said at a Friday, Feb. 9 Board of Trustees meeting that the university was informed last week it would not be receiving FAFSA information on students from the Department of Education until the first half of March. Soto said they were initially told they would begin receiving th