Assumption University to Counteract FAFSA Delay by Offering Aid Early

Assumption University, a small Catholic college in Worcester, Massachusetts, has announced plans to tell prospective students how much institutional aid they qualify for within two weeks of the submission of their applications. "The infrastructure needed to be able to do all of that is so much larger in terms of server power [and in terms of] the website not crashing when everyone is logging in to try to view their new aid offers." Weiner said Assumption's decision was motivated by concerns about access and the school's desire to make its "whole-human-being" brand of education available to everyone who wants it.