Illinois is now the third state to require graduating high school seniors fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, otherwise known as the FAFSA form.

Parents of college students and high school seniors headed that way should be busy filling out financial aid paperwork — if they haven’t already.

Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline spoke with Lisa Micele, college and careers counselor at University Laboratory High School in Urbana, about current and next steps for students and their families going through the college admission process.

Saturday is the first day that prospective college students and their families can begin filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA for short.  That’s much earlier than in previous years, and that’s not the only change in the FAFSA process in 2016.

Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline talked with University Laboratory High School College Counselor Lisa Micele about the challenges facing high school students and their parents as they prepare for college.