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In order for high school students to graduate, they will have to submit a free application for federal student aid, otherwise known as FAFSA. This allows students to apply for federal student aid, such as federal grants, work-study funds and loans. This includes students graduating in 2025. If families choose to opt-out, they must do so by their final semester of high school.

Director of Post-Secondary Readiness for Tulsa Public Schools, Krystal Hutchinson hopes this will now raise awareness to students about the availability of funds once they graduate high school:

“We know that when kids do complete the FAFSA application, the likelihood that they are going to enroll in a post-secondary institution skyrockets.”

FAFSA application open on Sunday, December 1^st.