<p>Some of my schools have deadlines for 2/1, 2/15, etc. and I'm not sure if that means my FAFSA has to be done by then or those are the last days for me to apply for the school's individual programs for scholarhips. Isn't FAFSA sent out to EACH school? Like I don't have to do it more than once for it to go to each school? I have a special situation requiring a dependency override, so would that mean all of my documentation of my incidents would have to be in by then? This is my first time doing this stuff obviously, and I'm doing it alone and I don't want to get the wrong idea and mess it up for myself. Also, is the CSS profile not on FAFSA? And collegeboard has this thing that has you fill out a CSS - is that official or is that just for practice on there? Might sound like a dumb question, but who knows. I didn't know that the CSS wasn't on the FAFSA, and since I need a dependency override, doesn't that mean that I have to get rejected on CSS without my parental information also? I haven't heard anyone mention that part of my override - I'm applying to a few OSS privates. Help please, I'm clearly in need of specific direction.</p>
<p>Each school should state specifically what their deadline is for FA (FAFSA and CSS Profile) and for scholarships; for any one school these dates may be the same or different. If these dates are unclear, call the school and get clarification.</p>
<p>When you submit the FAFSA, you can list as many as 10 schools to receive it, if you have more than 10 schools, you have to do another submission, but you won’t have to reenter your information.</p>
<p>The CSS Profile is different from FAFSA. FAFSA is used to determine eligibility for Federal FA funds, the Profile is used for Institutional funds. Some schools require the Profile, other don’t. You should be able to register to fill out and submit the Profile on the CB site. Note, that while the financial information you put in the Profile goes to all of the schools that you send it to, schools each have their own policies for giving Institutional FA, so the amount of FA and it’s form (loans, grants & WS) may be similar or very different between schools.</p>
<p>I’m unfamiliar with the dependency override, so I’ll let others help you there.</p>
<p>thanks so much! this is exactly what i wanted to know. i’ll be doing FAFSA monday, so i’ll get that out of the way with no worries. the CSS will be done tuesday, so same goes for that. i don’t so much need help with the dependency stuff because i’m a little more knowledgable about it now, but any other questions about it i’ll probably end up asking here soon. thanks again.</p>
<p>You’re very welcome! FAFSA and the Profile are difficult for the best of us, you’re a brave student to tackle them on your own. Do post again if you run into other questions, there are several very well informed members here who will help you out.</p>
<p>completed it, thankfully it wasn’t too hard. just confused about how to edit it with accurate info after i recieve my tax info back after filing.</p>
<p>For the FAFSA your first submit it indicating your taxes are not filed or something to that effect, then when you get your final numbers, you can send corrections and submit as taxes filed. </p>
<p>For the Profile, there’s no way to submit corrections online, so usually schools need to see hard copy changes. However it can vary between schools, so you might want to give them a call when the time comes.</p>
<p>oh, i don’t need one for the profile. just for the tax info, and yea i filled it out according to estimations, so i guess when i get my last w2 back next week and i file i’ll do that. do i file and wait to get my money THEN change the fafsa or do i just add up the stuff on the appropriate lines?</p>
<p>I’m not sure I understand this correctly. If you estimated your figures for FAFSA and CSS Profile…you do HAVE to go back and correct the numbers once you’ve filed your tax returns.</p>
<p>After you’ve completed your 2009 returns, and have your 1040, 1040a, 1040EZ in hand, you’ll go back online to FAFSA and make any corrections. It’s very easy. But it has nothing to do with “waiting for your money” (do you mean a tax refund or something?). You just take your ACTUAL returns and change any numbers that aren’t right. (Example: you estimated your 2009 income, but now your tax return will have your EXACT income…so you’ll correct that figure). Then you submit those changes and you’re done. </p>
<p>But this has to be done for the CSS Profile too (you said you filed one, but then later said “I don’t need one for the profile…I just need it for the taxes”. So I’m not sure what you meant. If you estimated your figures when you completed the CSS Profile…you DO also have to go back and correct those figures, once you have your tax returns done. It’s not quite as easy, since you can’t do it online. YOu have to mail in the corrections.</p>
<p>I meant getting my tax refund, yes haha sorry I was unclear. So then I won’t be able to fill out the corrections for about a month then - is that a problem? My last W2 won’t be in until next week, and it usually takes 2-3 weeks to get a return. </p>
<p>I said I TRIED to file the CSS, but was surprised when I saw the whole thing was geared toward parent info. I was talking about completing the FAFSA form. WashU has something called and FFP or something of the sort in place of CSS Pro and it’s free - even better. Also, it gives the option to not provide parent info.</p>
<p>Yes, it’s OK not to file the FAFSA corrections until later. That’s true for nearly everyone. Very few of us actually have our tax returns ready to file this early. So everyone estimates. Like you, most of us don’t even have all our W-2’s, 1099’s, 1098’s etc . yet. </p>
<p>So you’ve made the initial/estimated filing by the deadline. You’re good. Now, in a month, once you have actually submitted your tax returns, you will use that paperwork to make corrections and resubmit. You don’t wait for a refund, you just need the paperwork (Maybe the confusion is that the actual filing of the paperwork is what I’m referring to as your tax RETURN. Your REFUND is when they send your overpaid taxes back to you)</p>
<p>Great! Thanks for that - I was thinking I was going to wait to get my tax money back.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I don’t GET a refund so I’d be waiting a LONG time if that was the case! Heehee.</p>