<p>I am really confused on this - I know someone here will have the answer- my daughter is a highschool senior - Do we complete one now and then again in Feb after we get the tax stuff complete - or just wait til Feb ?</p>
<p>I think you wait til the new year for FAFSA. Regarding Profile though, S has some schools that want it Nov 1st for merit consideration.</p>
<p>Our school counselor advised us to fill out the FAFSA January 1st (or soon after) guessing either using last years numbers or estimates and then to update it in February when you get your tax stuff back. I think you have to wait until after January 1st though.</p>
<p>“I think you wait til the new year for FAFSA. Regarding Profile though, S has some schools that want it Nov 1st for merit consideration”</p>
<p>Is this early decision? or early action?</p>
<p>^EA. For consideration for a particular merit scholarship at two of his schools you must apply EA or ED and submit profile. One is due Nov 1st, second is due Nov 15th. Who would have thought? I delegated that task to H, told him to expect it to take 4-6 hours and to just do the best he could, but please don’t drag me into it. We will not qualify for FA so it is frustrating to add an additional layer of paperwork on top of everything else.</p>
<p>The FAFSA that is available now is for the 2010-2011 school year (the current ongoing school year). The one for the 2011-2012 school year (that starts next fall) is not available until January 1st 2011. So you cannot complete it before january 1st.</p>