College admissions is already a high-stakes, daunting process. There are so many moving parts students have to deal with: essays, letters of recommendation, financial aid, interviews, standardized testing — not to mention keeping up with high school classes and activities.
So the recent news that some colleges would convolute the process even more by using the "FAFSA position" as a toolwithout students' knowledge or consent deeply disappointed and saddened me. The issue is that on the federal financial aid application form, students are asked to list colleges to which they may apply, unaware that some institutions use that information to make admissions or financial aid decisions.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2014/10/16/esssay-criticizes-some-colleges-how-they-use-one-part-fafsa