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No, you do not have to be a senior to fill out the FAFSA. Students of any grade level, including high school juniors, can complete the FAFSA to apply for financial aid for college.
Each January, the new FAFSA becomes available online for students to fill out for the upcoming school year. You should fill out the FAFSA for the year you will be attending college.
The form is known as FAFSA which stands for The Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
If you graduate in May 2011, you should fill out your FAFSA form in January-March of 2011. Students should always fill out the FAFSA in January-March of their senior years of high school. Students should fill out the FAFSA every year while they are in college too.
The FAFSA, when related to college, stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Students fill this out so they know how much financial aid they qualify for. This form helps students know if they are eligible for federal student loans, grants, or scholarships.
No, you do not have to fill out a FAFSA. It is recommended that students fill out a FAFSA though to find out if they are eligible for federal financial aid including grants, loans, scholarships, and work study. A FAFSA is also required for some needs based scholarships.
Yes, the financial aid you receive when you fill out the FAFSA can be used for housing while you are in college.
Applying for college financial aid is simple, and can be done using FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). This government program helps students qualify for student loans and government grants. The website is fafsa.ed.gov
Each student in a family will need to fill out their own FAFSA each year.
It is best to fill out the FAFSA as soon as possible. The FAFSA becomes available on the 1st of January every year, and although state and college deadlines vary, filling it out by March 15th is recommended. You can continue to fill it out throughout the school year though.
FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This is what you fill out to find out if you are eligible for financial aid such as loans (you pay these back), grants (you do not fill these out), and/or work study.
You can fill out the FAFSA application online at the link below, or you can fill out a paper FAFSA and mail it in.