<p>For Cal grants they want you to file both the Fafsa and GPA verification forms by march 2. </p>
<p>My question is, do you have to file them at the same time? Or can you file your Fafsa and then later on file your GPA verification form?</p>
<p>Or how about vice versa?</p>
<p>While I am not familiar with their specific rules, I would believe that you can submit them at separate times, just so long as they both arrive by March 2nd. You will want to get your FAFSA (estimate or actual) in as close to Jan 1 as possible for the maximum financial aid consderation. Funds (I think especially in CA) are first come, first served.</p>
<p>Yes, they can be submitted at separate times as they are two separate documents. The only deadline is that they must both be submitted before March 2. There’s no rush to get it in as close to January 1 if you’re only applying to CSUs and UCs (I can’t answer for the privates) unless you are given a different deadline to meet for some other documentation or a scholarship requires an earlier submission. The only real benefit is the peace of mind when you can see things have been received before the deadline.</p>
<p>Anywho, to give an example for your actual question: I never even submitted my GPA verification myself. My school did it for me (this is not always the standard, always make sure it has been submitted as sometimes you have to do it yourself) without me even knowing. I definitely did not submit FAFSA at the same time as the GPA verification form :). So you’re fine submitting them separately.</p>
<p>crazymonster: The particular funds that this combination of documents is referring to are not first come, first served. Cal Grants have both entitlement and competitive. Entitlement is as it sounds: anyone who meets the guidelines will receive Cal Grant. Competitive is also as it sounds: students compete with scores based on various factors to determine if they’ll receive one of the limited Cal Grant competitive awards.</p>
<p>I can’t speak to private California schools, but the publics do not operate on a first come, first served basis so long as deadlines are met. This is my personal experience and what I have been told by UC financial aid. But still good advice for anyone to consider just in case one is applying for aid or scholarship that does have such stipulations as first come, first served :)</p>
<p>Thanks Kender. Cleared that up for me :D</p>