How strict is financial aid deadline.

So the first financial aid deadline on my college list is February 1st for Harvard, and I just finished filling out the FAFSA but I just requested for the PIN. How long would it take for the PIN to arrive, and how strict is that February 1st deadline? I’m worried that they might not receive it in time. Also, I know that the FAFSA takes about 3-5 days to arrive, but how long does it take the CSS/Profile to arrive to the schools? Am I correct that the February 1st deadline is the deadline for the school to actually receive the info, not the deadline for me to click submit?

Boeing…if you aren’t sure, get all of this done this week, and submit several days before February 1.

Are you submitting to all of your schools? That would be a good idea. Submit to all adhering to the earliest deadine.

Yea, I will be applying to all my schools, but I was just getting kinda stressed because of how long the fafsa might take to arrive