<p>All of the schools that I applied to except for Columbia want financial aid forms to be filed by February 1st. I was looking over the financial aid FAQ on these forums and noticed that January 1st was the suggested date for filing and that I should ammend and resubmit FAFSA after my parents have completed their taxes. My dad doesn't know if he can give accurate approximations for FAFSA. When should FAFSA have been filed? I know it opens on January 1st.</p>
<p>Yep, the new FAFSA did indeed become availible on the 1st. Use 2006 taxes as a baseline estimation, then after you've got your 2007 taxes filed, you can go back and update your FAFSA.</p>