FAFSA questions...help!

[Acp2010]

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A few questions as I start thinking about filling out the FAFSA...

1. I plan to include schools where I have either been accepted, waitlisted, or have not heard a decision post-interview, do I also include schools where I haven't interviewed yet?

2. What's the deal with not being able to include more than 10 schools? Can you get around this?

3. I plan to include parental information. For the question: "How many people in your parents' household will be college students between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012?" it says that 0 is an invalid response. I will not be in college, I will be in medical school. Does that still mean that I should answer that 1 person in the household will be a college student?

4. Some of the schools require me to also fill out other forms such as NeedAccess. Do I do this before I am accepted? I know that I should fill out the FAFSA ASAP regardless of acceptance, and I assume that this is true for the other financial aid forms as well?

Any help is appreciated!

 

[gravitywave]

A few questions as I start thinking about filling out the FAFSA...

1. I plan to include schools where I have either been accepted, waitlisted, or have not heard a decision post-interview, do I also include schools where I haven't interviewed yet?

include everywhere you haven't been rejected yet.

2. What's the deal with not being able to include more than 10 schools? Can you get around this?

yes. google it.

3. I plan to include parental information. For the question: "How many people in your parents' household will be college students between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012?" it says that 0 is an invalid response. I will not be in college, I will be in medical school. Does that still mean that I should answer that 1 person in the household will be a college student?

the one is you, yes.

4. Some of the schools require me to also fill out other forms such as NeedAccess. Do I do this before I am accepted? I know that I should fill out the FAFSA ASAP regardless of acceptance, and I assume that this is true for the other financial aid forms as well?

generally, yes. check on the school's websites/make phone calls to be sure. in general they want you to complete your financial aid file by whenever their deadline is, regardless of whether you have been/when you might be accepted.

Any help is appreciated!

🙂

 

[matterotime]

Wow, this was a big help. Thank you, gravitywave.