DO
File a FAFSA application for
aid. Without the application you will not be considered for need-based grants,
Stafford Loans and federal work study.
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Attend a financial aid seminar.
High schools, colleges or community groups usually offer free presentations in
December or January.
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Rely on professional advice
offered free of charge from high school guidance counselors and college
financial aid administrators.
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Obtain all required literature
from your selection of prospective colleges and comply with their application
requirements and deadlines.
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DON'T
Fail to file an application.
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Wait until you get accepted to
a school to file the financial aid application. File aid applications for all
schools you are interested in by their published deadlines.
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Rely on acquaintances and
relatives for financial aid advice. No one school, family or circumstance are
the same.
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Send information by special
delivery, overnight mail or private carrier. Use first class mail, unless
instructed otherwise.
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Sign, date, or submit the FAFSA
application prior to January 1, 2008.
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