I will graduate high school in June of 2017, so this summer I will start prepping to submit applications.
If I am applying to a school as a freshman for the 2017-2018 school year, when should I fill out the CSS Profile and FASFA?
Also, what are the dates that these financial aid applications open and close?
FAFSA after 9/30/16.
Each school has their own submission deadlines. Refer to the school’s financial aid or admissions web page.
Like Madison said, the 2017/18 FAFSA will be available starting on Oct 1 of this year. The tax return information from 2015 will be used so hopefully your parents have already completed that.
When you submit FAFSA the assets in bank accounts, etc will be reported as of the day FAFSA is first filed.
You and one of your parents should sign up for your FSA ID in the next few months. It’s your unique username/password for federal aid and loans.
https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm
here is the page to create a FSA ID
The 2017-2018 FAFSA and Profile forms will be available for completion by October 1, 2016.
Anyone know if schools are changing their deadlines to submit these forms?
You will have to check college websites for the deadlines. But really…they will become available October 1, 2016 for the 2017-2018 FAFSA. This will use 2015 tax information.
Since the 2015 taxes should be complete by Octiber 1, I can’t see any reason to wait to submit the FAFSA. It’s free, and you can submit to all schools you are considering. The Profile isn’t a freebie…so probably want to figure out your application list before submitting that one.
But regardless…check the websites for deadlines…and get these done ASAP.