1/ For the most vulnerable students, the line between enrolling and not enrolling, graduating and dropping out, is already thin. chroni.cl/2iYGMe0
2/ Verification — a vexing part of the financial-aid process — can push some people right over that line.
3/ The verification trap is formidable. For students and parents, it causes long delays and sudden doubts.
4/ On top of that, it feeds a system in which wealth buys convenience, and hardship leads to even more hardship.
5/ Get snared in the verification trap, and you might not get out: chroni.cl/2iYGMe0
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