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Complete the Online FAFSA
To complete your online FAFSA application after January 1, go to Fill
Out Your FAFSA:
1. Fill in your name, Social Security number and date of birth. Click the blue “Next” button on the page bottom.
2. Select the “2012-2013 FAFSA” in the “Select” box
in the page lower right,
3. Click on “Next” in the blue arrow button,
4. Enter your information and create a password,
5. Click on “Next” in the blue arrow button,
6. Complete the FAFSA application by entering your financial information
and submitting online,
7. Print a copy of your Student Aid Report (SAR) before exiting the FAFSA
application website. Place the paper copy of your SAR in your paper
filing system.
If you have trouble with technical aspects of the online FAFSA (such
as why it’s not working on your computer – not if you’re
having trouble understanding the questions on the form or what answers
to give), you can send an e-mail to get your questions answered at FAFSA
E-mail questions or chat
online livewith a FAFSA assistant (to chat live online, click on
small underlined blue letters, “Live Help” in the page center).
When you finish and submit your online FAFSA, you will be able to print
the FAFSA results, called the Student Aid Report (SAR or “E-SAR”). Review
your SAR to make sure all the information listed is correct. The
SAR will show your calculated Expected
Family Contribution (EFC) based upon the financial information entered. Your
EFC will be used by your colleges, the federal government, and State governments to calculate your financial aid awards.
Remember, financial aid awarded by colleges (campus-based
scholarships and grants) is given out on a first-come, first-served
basis. So you need to apply early by completing the FAFSA in the
first or second week of January. If you wait until the end of February
to complete the FAFSA, the “pools” of scholarship and grant
money may be dry; the money could already be given to students who applied
before you.
If you used a paper copy of the FAFSA and mailed it to the U.S. Department
of Education, your Student Aid Report (SAR) will be mailed to you after
the FAFSA is processed. |
