| I would fill out the FAFSA no matter what you think your elgibilty for aid is. People's financial situations can change overnight and once you have a FAFSA filed you can apply for aid. If you miss the deadline you are out of the system for a year. I have helped students get aid midyear when they have had changes in circumstances (such as unexpected and uncovered medical bills) but it only works if you are in the system. I have son who is finishing his freshman year (not in MT) my biggest piece of advice is check all deadlines carefully. Individual schools may have their own deadlines for the FAFSA. We learned at 10pm on January 31 that the deadline for the FAFSA for Brown was February 1 . We just made it. It was nervewracking. |