<p>Neither of my parents know English and I’m filling out the FINAID and i have a few questions…</p>
<p>What a Custodial Parent Form? (it was on my carnegie and USC finaid thing)</p>
<p>Should I submit FAASA to all the places where my application is “pendind”?
Does FAASA cost money to submit like the CSS?</p>
<p>What’s the CSS profile? Do I have to submit it? Isn’t it 25 bucks each school?</p>
<p>more questions later…</p>
<p>FAFSA does not cost anything. Make sure you go to the correct FAFSA website - [FAFSA</a> - Free Application for Federal Student Aid](<a href=“http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm]FAFSA”>http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm)
The one ending in .com is a commercial site and will charge you. FAFSA is free. Yes submit FAFSA to all the schools pending</p>
<p>If a school requires CSS/profile (a more detailed financial information form required by some schools - especially private ones) then Yes you must submit it if you want to be considered for financial aid at that school. They will use FAFSA for federal aid but profile for their institutional aid - if you do not submit it you will not be considered for aid.</p>
<p>Don’t know about the custodial parent form - I know FAFSA schools only require financial info on the custodial parent (and spouse) where there is a divorce but profile requires the info on both parents (and their spouses) - maybe it is to do with that? Someone else will probably answer who knows more about profile.</p>