CSS profile: deadline and process

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What’s the process of completing CSS profile? Should this be done after completing and submitting FAFSA or independently of it?

You can complete both the FAFSA and the Profile…now. It’s your which you do first. The Profile has additional data points that the FAFSA doesn’t have.

We usually did the FAFSA first, then did the Profile.

Is CSS profile one time process for all schools that require it or each school has its own CSS profile to fill out and submit?

There is one CSS Profile. You select the colleges to which this will be sent. You can submit to all of your schools requiring the Profile at once…or you can do it in dribs and drabs. If you know all of your schools, just do them all. If you aren’t sure, submit only to the ones you are sure about…and add others later.

****keep in mind, there are some schools that have their own financial aid form. Check each college website for their required submissions and DEADLINES. Get everything they request submitted before the deadline.

Does each school have its own deadline for CSS profile or there is one common deadline?

Check each school. Each school has its own deadlines. Don’t miss them.

Who fills out and submits the CSS profile, the student or the parent?

The Profile is actually the student’s form, but it’s impossible to complete it without all the financial input from the parents. We did this as a team in the Thumper household.