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Article: Step by step through the FAFSA: this free application can lead you to a wealth of financial aid--and filling it out is definitely worth the effort!(Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
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- Careers & Colleges
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- November 1, 2005
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Each year, more than 10 million students receive some form of federal financial aid. To get your share, you must first file the federal government's Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA. It determines eligibility for all federal aid programs as well as most state and collegiate-based aid programs. The form can look intimidating at first, but taking it step by step makes it much more manageable.
Getting Started
You can pick up the FAFSA in your guidance office by mid-November, but you can't actually file it until January 1 of the year in which you plan to start college. You should, however, file it as soon after that ...