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Setting up an FSA ID
The account you sign the FAFSA with, and why nobody else should ever use it.
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The accounts, forms and dates that decide whether your application is counted this year.
Aid is handed out on a calendar, and each office keeps its own. Here is what to set up, who signs what, and which dates to write down first.
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Who counts as a contributor on the FAFSA
Which parent, which spouse, and what each person is asked to do.
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Federal, state and school: three kinds of deadline
Why the date on studentaid.gov is usually not the one to aim for.
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When the school asks you to verify
What a verification request means, and how to answer it quickly.
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The CSS Profile, and who asks for it
A second aid form some private colleges use for their own money.
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Applying again every year
The FAFSA is yearly, and keeping aid depends on more than filing on time.
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