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Deadlines and documents

See when each form opens, what each college asks for, and what to have ready. Check things off as you go, and get a reminder on the day.

Steps

1. Tap Deadlines.
2. Each school year shows its forms: the FAFSA®, the CSS Profile® when a college on the list uses it, and each college's own forms.
3. Tap an item to see what it asks about and the college's page.
4. For a college's priority date, tap the item and enter the date from the college's financial aid page.
5. Tap the circle to check an item off.
6. Turn on "Remind me" for a reminder the day a form opens, and a week before and on the day of a college's date.

Good to know

FAFSA

Opens Oct 1 the year before college starts, and every year after. It uses your taxes from two years before. It's free at studentaid.gov.

CSS Profile

Many private colleges use it as well as the FAFSA. AidAhead shows its opening date when we have it from College Board.

College dates

Each college sets its own priority dates. AidAhead doesn't guess them: you add them from the college's page.

Separated or divorced parents

Some colleges ask for the other parent's information or a waiver. The item shows the college's rule from its own pages.

Sign-ins

AidAhead never asks for your StudentAid.gov or College Board sign-in.

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