<p>On FAFSA, there is a question -- "If you are male (age 18-25) and not registered, answer "Yes" and Selective Service will register you. (Most male students must register with Selective Service to receive federal student aid.)".
My son is 17 years, can he answer "No" to this?
Thank you for your advice!</p>
<p>In a word, no. Not if he wants federal student aid.</p>
<p>I don't agree. If your son plans to register himself at the appropriate time, then I don't see any problem with answering "no." I'm pretty sure that's what we did with our older son, who would not turn 18 until right before college. Our younger son registered a few days before he submitted the FAFSA, so he also answered "no." The question just asks if you want the registration to take place through the FAFSA process -- it is legitimate to register outside of that process.</p>
<p>My son answered "no" when we completed FAFSA and he was just 17. We had no problems. He registered at 18 and all was well. I as I remember 17 year olds can register - there's a certain amount of time before one's 18th birthday that a young man can register at the selective service website.</p>
<p>My son was 17 when we filled out FAFSA, so we checked "no". His 18th birthday was right before he left for college, and we forgot to tell him to register. Two weeks ago we received an official form from the government telling him that he had to register with Selective Service to receive federal financial aid. He doesn't receive any federal aid, but he still registered with the Selective Service - it's the law for all males 18 and over to register.</p>