Can I fill out FAFSA before applying to College?

My question is the title. I’m a bit worried. The new FAFSA deadline is October 1, and I don’t think I’ll be applying to colleges until I have a solid list (which I still don’t). Would applying for FAFSA affect anything? I am planning to list the schools I want to apply for, and apply to the schools later on. Would it really change anything? Thanks!

Oct 1 is not a deadline, it is the opening date and you’ll have plenty of time to apply. But yes, you can fill out the FAFSA before applying to schools.

No…the FAFSA deadline isn’t Octiber 1. The first day the 2017-2018 FAFSA is available is October 1.

You absolutely CAN submit your FAFSA to any colleges…and you can decide later whether to apply…or not…for admission. If you don’t end up applying, the school won’t do anything with your FAFSA at all.

Oops, I meant to say the date it opens. I want to apply to it the night it opens. Thanks for answering the question very fast! I truly appreciate it. It’s a relief to hear it so.

Haha, sorry. I meant to say that it is the date it opens, and I wish to apply to it that day, Thanks for the answer!