Austin Long of Western Nevada College, Carson High School senior Jackie Estrada Diaz and CHS counselor Bridget Gordon-Johnson share the struggles students are facing filling out the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

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FAFSA form struggles frustrate Carson High seniors

Since January, Carson High School senior Jackie Estrada Diaz, a first-generation Latina, has learned she’s been accepted to six colleges and universities and has been waiting to hear from four more.

• By Jessica Garcia
• April 6, 2024