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Colorado Free Application Day encourages high school seniors to apply to a college or university and file their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï joined all 32 public universities and several private colleges in Colorado in waiving application fees as part of the Oct. 13 event.

Of those who applied to ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï during this year’s Free App Day: 30% identified as Hispanic, 41% identified as first generation and 67% identified as female and 33% as male.

On this year’s Free App Day, the top 10 Colorado counties that applicants applied from were (in order from most to least):

1. Arapahoe
2. Adams
3. El Paso
4. Douglas
5. Weld
6. Jefferson
7. Denver
8. Larimer
9. Boulder
10. Pueblo

The top 10 high schools that applicants applied from were (in order from most to least):

1. Mountain Vista
2. Horizon
3. Cherokee Trail
4. Greeley West
5. Chaparral
6. Legacy
7. Rangeview
8. Cherry Creek
9. Rampart
10. Legend

Overall, this year’s Free App Day resulted in 11,000 more applications submitted by Colorado prospective students compared to last year’s event.

According to the , the statewide push is designed to increase Colorado’s stagnant college-going and FAFSA completion rates. Despite being one of the most educated states in the country, Colorado sends just 56% of high school graduates to a college, university or certificate program and just 50% of students submit a FAFSA application — a key indicator of students’ likelihood to continue their education, according to the Colorado Department of Higher Education.

ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï is also conducting its own Free Application Days by waiving all application fees for undergraduate applications anywhere in the country; the first Free App Day at ÍøÆسԹϠis Dec. 1.

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