<p>So I turned in my application on time, and I just ranked all the schools so I am just waiting now. I have a few questions though, which I am hoping someone here can answer.
When they say you have to turn in the 2013 CSS form, is that by november 1st? how is this possible? I thought the CSS for a year was based on that years tax returns.</p>
<p>You are correct; you need to gather paycheck and other data and estimate for the current year. You can go back and update the CSS form later with actual numbers, if you need to. To be honest, I didn’t; my numbers were close enough. But it is time consuming to calculate all those estimates. Please don’t put off doing the financial forms; there’s not a lot of time to get everything in.</p>