I am currently a rising senior. I was wondering when I should fill out the application. Should I fill it out immediately or am I supposed to wait until I am accepted? Thanks!
You fill it out before you are accepted. This year, it will open in October. It used to open in January, with deadlines in February to March. Because it is opening earlier this year, the deadlines may be sooner. Check your college websites.
The 2017-2018 FAFSA will be available for filing in Octiber. You want to complete it ASAP after it becomes available. It will use 2015 tax return information so you should already have that…and can just do it.
And since tax return from 2015 should already be filed and processed, you should then be able to import the tax return information directly into the FAFSA with the IRS data retrieval tool.
You and one of your parents will need a FSA ID. You can sign up for that ahead of time and write that information down in a safe place.
And since tax return from 2015 should already be filed and processed, you should then be able to import the tax return information directly into the FAFSA with the IRS data retrieval tool.
You and one of your parents will need a FSA ID. You can sign up for that ahead of time and write that information down in a safe place.