<p>I'm currently a rising senior and would like to know when should I start applying for financial aid.</p>
<p>You can fill out your FAFSA form beginning January 1, 2014.</p>
<p>You need to check your colleges for deadlines for other scholarship and financial aid application forms. </p>
<p>If you apply early action or early decision, your colleges will likely have a priority deadline for filing the CSS Profile if it is required by the school. This can be as early as November.</p>
<p>Some,schools require special applications for scholarships…and they also have early deadlines, usually before December 1. Check your schools for their deadlines.</p>
<p>And some schools require your admissions application be submitted early for certain scholarship considerations…again usually before December 1. Check YOUR colleges for their specific deadlines.</p>
<p>Most important…do NOT miss the deadlines.</p>