<p>I do realize that for every school, the financial aid deadlines are different but in a general sense, what is the earliest deadline date, given that FAFSA is only available after January of 2007? First of February?</p>
<p>Cornell's is January 1. (I missed it BTW.)
Yes most are in Feb but the Cornell one is a good example of how you should check them all for dates and what is required. The FAFSA and the Profile are due for Cornell by February 10, but they have a separate financial aid application that is due (with tax forms) by January 1.
If you don't have your taxes done yet, you can send copies of the previous years and send the current years asap.</p>