<p>Does financial aid forms need to be sent with your application prior to the application deadline, or do you only fill out financial aid forms after the college accepts you?</p>
<p>Usually, the forms go to different offices, so the timing doesn’t matter. However, you need to check the directions for each school to which you are applying to verify their preferences. Go directly to the college websites. The Common App site doesn’t allow us to list out all of our specific directions.</p>