I see many colleges saying you should/must submit a FAFSA, but what if you do not need to? I do not need Financial Aid and I won’t. My college is paid for or scholarships will do it. Do I still have to fill it out?
That depends, some schools require it for merit. And if you need federal student loans you need to file FAFSA.
No one is required to file a FAFSA. If you can pay in full for your college education…you don’t have to do it.
There are some colleges that do require submission of it for merit aid consideration too.
And lastly…there are a handful of colleges that place restrictions on applying for institutional aid in subsequent years if you don’t apply as an incoming freshman.