Financial Aid
 Filling the FAFSA Online
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be completed online at www.fafsa.ed.gov as soon as possible after January 1. Filing the FAFSA online saves you processing time and increases the accuracy of your application. Be sure to keep the following in mind when completing the FAFSA online:
- You will need a PIN number. PIN numbers are required to sign the online application.
- One parent should also register for a PIN number. This is for students who are required to submit parental information. The parent can use the same PIN number for his electronic signature each year and for each child.
- If either you or your parents do not have a PIN to sign the online application, the electronic results of the FAFSA will not be valid. You would have to print and mail a signature page with your signature and your parent’s signature as soon as you electronically submit your data. The signature page will provide a mailing address. If the signature page is not received within two weeks, you will be sent a Student Aid Report (SAR) that will need to be signed and mailed back to the federal processor.
- If you filed a FAFSA last year, you can use your PIN number to complete the online Renewal FAFSA. Since many elements of the FAFSA do not change (i.e. your name and date of birth), the online Renewal FAFSA will ask you to confirm last year’s info and provide updated info for other entries such as your grade level.
- If you are having trouble filling out the FAFSA, please contact someone in your college’s financial aid office or the U.S. Department of Education at 1-800-4-FED-AID.
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