2ndyr student: when does financial aid forms need to be filled out?

Paying for College
1

<p>Is there any difference doing financial aid forms during the 2nd year compared to the first year?</p>

2

<p>Just easier?</p>

3

<p>The school may have a different deadline for returning students. I know at my son’s college the deadline is later for returning students. You should check with the FA office at your school. Also some schools don’t require quite as much documentation to renew aid. Some require exactly the same as they do of first year students.</p>

4

<p>roderick,</p>

<p>For my student’s college:</p>

<p>Applying for freshman year: Deadline Feb. 1 (required estimating taxes, completing FAFSA and Profile with estimates, finalizing taxes, redoing FAFSA and Profile with final numbers), submitting all kinds of documentation to IDOC. FA award notification April 1 with admission acceptance.</p>

<p>Applying for second year: Deadline “late April” (required completion of taxes, then completion of FAFSA and Profile), submitting some documentation directly to the school. FA award notification in June.</p>

5

<p>Your child’s school will have this deadline posted on their website on the financial aid page, but it is usually in March or beginning of April.</p>