A few days ago
coffeemethod

When should I apply for FAFSA?

I’m currently a senior in high school. If I start college in Fall 2008, when should I apply for FAFSA?

Do I wait for the 2008-2009 application to come out?

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A few days ago
Andrea

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The 2008-09 application is available starting January 1, 2008. Fill out your FAFSA as soon as you can! Go to fafsa.ed.gov and do it online. Don’t pay an agency to fill it out for you–that’s just a scam.

Be sure to check with the schools you’re applying to and see what their financial aid deadlines are. Most schools want the FAFSA information by March or April.

This year, I didn’t get my FAFSA done until July, and I got almost no financial aid. And I’m paying out of state tuition, so I have to find a way to get $30,000 to the school before classes start! Don’t make that mistake–do the FAFSA as soon as you can!

Also remember to go to Fastweb.com and other scholarship search sites to look for additional scholarships to pay for school.

Best of luck!

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A few days ago
Anonymous
you have to wait for the application 2008-2009 otherwise the money would arrive for other semester which would show that you are not enrolled and because of that you can’t get the financial aid later, wait for it and try to apply in january, it comes out january first, do it as soon as possible because the funds are not enough for all people
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A few days ago
Jenni
You should fill it out as soon as possible, preferably by the end of February 2008.

Also, be sure to apply for all the scholarships that you can. Every little bit helps! Here’s a few scholarship websites that might be of help to you. Good Luck!

www.collegeboard.org

www.collegeedge.com

www.collegenet.com\mach25

www.csfa.org

www.fastweb.com

www.finaid.org

www.scholaraid.com

www.scholarships.com

www.schoolsoup.com

www.wiredscholar.com

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A few days ago
Anonymous
You need to do it as soon as the 2008-2009 application comes out. do it even before you apply for your student loans. Trust me i didnt do it soon enough and a whole year of school i racked up debt and stuff to my university cause my student and stafford loans didnt go through. which in turn put holds on my registration and my grades.

Its a pain you dont want to go through so make sure you do it as early as you can.

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A few days ago
tropical_nature
yes…and do it online through the gov. website it’s easier and less time consuming…i think it should be available around february or march
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