EditorialAndy Liang at the annual party to burn their college rejection letters at Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles, April 20, 2023. (Adali Schell/The New York Times)
EditorialAndy Liang at the annual party to burn their college rejection letters at Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles, April 20, 2023. (Adali Schell/The New York Times)
EditorialRoxan Rockefeller, left, a junior majoring in computer science at Bowie State University, in Bowie, Md., March 1, 2023. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
EditorialRoxan Rockefeller, left, a junior majoring in computer science at Bowie State University, in Bowie, Md., March 1, 2023. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
EditorialRoxan Rockefeller, left, a junior majoring in computer science at Bowie State University, in Bowie, Md., March 1, 2023. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
EditorialRoxan Rockefeller, left, a junior majoring in computer science at Bowie State University, in Bowie, Md., March 1, 2023. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
EditorialRoxan Rockefeller, left, a junior majoring in computer science at Bowie State University, in Bowie, Md., March 1, 2023. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
EditorialRoxan Rockefeller, left, a junior majoring in computer science at Bowie State University, in Bowie, Md., March 1, 2023. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
EditorialA growing number of states are pushing high school seniors to file the federal financial aid form because evidence suggests that students who complete the form are more likely to attend college. (Till Lauer/The New York Times)
EditorialA renter's insurance for students can help pay for property damaged in a fire or stolen; and replacing clothes, furniture and electronic gadgets adds up. (Till Lauer/The New York Times)
EditorialHundreds of thousands of students are missing out on free college aid because they are not completing a pesky federal form known as the Fafsa, a new analysis finds. (Till Lauer/The New York Times)
EditorialThe latest version of the form known as the FAFSA, short for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, will become available online on Oct. 1, 2021, for aid awarded for the 2022-23 academic year. (Thomas Fuchs/The New York Times)
EditorialFor some students, their parents’ health insurance coverage may be the better choice. The Affordable Care Act is also an option. (Thomas Fuchs/The New York Times)