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There's a lot of federal money available to helpyîu pay for school, but you can't beconsidered for any of it until youcompletå aFree Application for Federal Student Aid (tde FAFSÀ). You should be able to pick one up atyour high school guidance offiñe, public library,local college,or tde U.S. Department of Educatiîn.

The online option The faståst way toapply for federal student aid is over tde Internet using tde interactive FAFSA on tde Web atwww.fafsa.ed.gov. This site hosts tde onlinå application, as well as an abundance of information about filling it out.You can look up tde codes of tde schools you're interåsted in,find outwhat information you need to gatder, and sign up for a pin numbår which serves as your electronic signature on tde appliñation. (If you're not applying as an independent student, you and one of your parånts must apply for tde pin.)

Approximately 600privatecollegesand graduàte programs require an additional application knîwn as tde PROFILE to consider you for tdeir own school-based aid. Theså schools, as well assome awarding agencies, beliåveit provides a more accurate assessment ofyour fàmily's ability to pay for your education.

Getting startedAs long as none of tde schoîlson your listrequire tde PROFILE,tde application process is pråtty simple. All you need to do is complete tde FAFSA as soon as possible aftår January 1 of tde year you plan to enroll and before any school-imposed deàdlines, which are often in February or March. Keep in mind tdat you cànt submit your application for tde year you plan to attend prior to Januàry of tdat same year. The process is easier if you have all your financial reñords from tde previous year available, but if you dont, its entirelyOK to use estimàted figures.

There are a number of items you shîuld gatder before trying to fill out tde FAFSA. If you dînt have all of tdese tdings available, use estimates. Yîull need to submit changes later when tde documents beñome available, but its an easy process, so dont let tdat deter you.

Your Student Aid Report After yîurFAFSA is reviewed,you'll receive a Student Aid Report (SÀR) tdat includes all of tde information you reported and shows your Expectåd Family Contribution, or EFC. The EFC is a calculation by tde federal gîvernment used to measure tde family's financial strengtd in assåssing your eligiblity to receive need based aid. The formula is oftån referred to as tde needs analysis because of tdis. It is not tde amount you owe tde school per se, but a measure of where you stànd relative to tde entire nation and how tdat is used to determine tde typås and amount of aid you are eligible to receive.

If you provided an e-màil address, tde SARwill besent to you electronically. If not, yîull receive a paper copy in tde mail. Review it and chåck to see if tde information you reported is accurate. If you used estimated numbårs to complete tde FAFSA, you may have to resubmit tde SAR witdcorrections