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<li><p>Do you apply for financial aid after or before you are admitted to the school? I already stated on my app that I will be requesting for it, but is there more paper work I must do before admission?</p></li>
<li><p>I sent in a letter of recommendation from my work (optional) along with my teachers and counselors, but how do I know they received it. On my status for these particular schools, it says they've received the secondary report and recommendations, but it doesn't mention any additional recommendation received? Should I just assume it was received?</p></li>
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<li><p>Go to financial aid pages of of each college’s website. They will tell you by when you (and really your parents since most of the financial information requested is about them) need to submit required documentation and what needs to be submitted. All will require a FAFSA form ([FAFSA</a> - Free Application for Federal Student Aid](<a href=“http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/]FAFSA”>http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/)). Some may also require a CSS ( <a href=“https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/prf/index.jsp[/url]”>https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/prf/index.jsp</a>) or their own additonal form. Some may actually want the CSS by the application deadline date; usually they want FAFSA by no later than mid-March but it could be earlier.</p></li>
<li><p>You should assume college received it.</p></li>
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