<li><p>Is the PIN # we used to file our income tax return the same one we use for the FAFSA?</p></li>
<li><p>If so, it’s ok to use the parents’ PIN#, right?</p></li>
<li><p>My son already filled out the Texas Common Application for UTSA (where he’ll be going part-time in the spring). He set up a profile. Now, he will be using the application for 2 other Texas schools, for fall applications. Once he has started filling out the application, can he save it halfway through and come back later? For example, if he fills out all of it now, can he save it, then come back in a few days when he has his essays done, and complete it and then submit it?</p></li>
<li><p>Can he do this 2 separate times: once now for school #1 (which needs to be in Dec. 1) then in a couple of weeks for school #2? or does he need to list both schools and submit them both at the same time, since they are both for fall 2007?</p></li>
<li><p>Does it ask for a 1st and 2nd choice? Does it matter for scholarships which is which? </p></li>
<li><p>Our EFC is 6481. Any ideas on about what that will mean for us in terms of any fin. aid?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Lealdragon, an EFC of $6481 will make it possible to get govt grants and loans. It also means that for schools that use the FAFSA alone, and that give 100 of need, your son will get what the cost of attendence (as stated on the school financial aid site for costs) less $6481. If any of the schools require additional financial aid forms such as PROFILE, that also needs to be completed, and the results can differ from what FAFSA has determined to be your EFC. However, the PROFILE will give you a base of the govt funds.</p>
<p>For those schools that do not meet 100% of need, other than the govt money, what you get is what they have and want to give to you. </p>
<p>Th PIN # is for the student and then another for the parents. Follow the directions to get those numbers, as they are NOT what you use for tax returns.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response!</p>
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<li>Is the PIN # we used to file our income tax return the same one we use for the FAFSA?<br></li>
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<p>No…you need to get a PIN for the FAFSA…not the same as for your taxes.</p>
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<li>If so, it’s ok to use the parents’ PIN#, right?</li>
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<p>NO…one parent in the family AND the student EACH need their own PIN for FAFSA filing.</p>