Bright Futures requires FAFSA?

Paying for College
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<p>Just got an email saying that the requirements have changed if you are getting a Bright Futures Scholarship (which my daughter is) then you need to fill out the FAFSA and it tells you where to go to do that.</p>

<p>The problem is, we already have filed the FAFSA....so do we just do nothing? Why would they send us that email? </p>

<p>I guess I'll call Monday but I just wondered if anybody knew more about this.</p>

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<p>Bright Futures now requires the FAFSA.</p>

<p>If you go back into your FAFSA account, you can add the code for Bright Futures to the list that you have there.</p>

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<p>Why are they now requiring FAFSA? Anyone know?</p>

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<p>Where can we find the code?</p>

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<p>I got the email too…but I didn’t file a FAFSA at all since I knew I was probably not going to get any aid. Now the email is telling me I am REQUIRED to file a FAFSA for Bright Futures…but the Florida deadline passed! What am I supposed to do?</p>

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<p>I have no idea why they are now requiring it, but there is a thread on this topic in the Parents Forum (and why its there but not here, again I don’t quite know). Here is the link: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1161069-florida-bright-futures-changes-no-fafsa-file-no-funds-distributed.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1161069-florida-bright-futures-changes-no-fafsa-file-no-funds-distributed.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>According to the Independent Florida Alligator, the reason for the requirement is to obtain demographic and financial information on Bright Futures scholarship recipients.
[FAFSA</a> required for Bright Futures - The Independent Florida Alligator: Campus](<a href=“http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_c592b66c-963e-11e0-8116-001cc4c03286.html]FAFSA”>FAFSA required for Bright Futures - The Independent Florida Alligator)

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