<p>When is the actual date to use FAFSA for fall 2010. I was on their site , and it said I should apply in July 1 , and the deadline is June 30 , 2010.</p>
<p>The dates on the FAFSA refer to the *Academic year *you are requesting aid, not the calendar year. So current seniors are filling out the 2009-2010 FAFSA because they will start their freshman year in Aug or Sept of 2009, and finish it in May-June of 2010.</p>
<p>You are a junior and will start your college freshman year in Aug or Sept of 2010 and finish in May or June 2011. So your first FAFSA will be the 2010-2011 FAFSA, which will be available January 1, 2010 (your senior year).</p>
<p>It is GREAT that you are looking in to this well in advance!</p>
<p>Do not make the mistake of completing the 2009-2010 FAFSA and thinking you have applied for aid for the 2010-2011 school year. Every year we have a handful of students who have filled out the wrong year and do not realize it until they have missed their school’s priority financial aid deadlines. As alamemom said - the FAFSA dates relate to the academic year you are applying for.</p>