<p>You need to look on the college websites in the financial aid area. Usually there is a section on applying for financial aid, and there is a link for prospective students that spells out each requirement and what the date is for them. I found last year that for some schools it was confusing what tax forms they actually wanted (eg, did they need trust tax returns? Turns out some did, some didn’t…), but whether they needed the CSS Profile was quite clear on the school website. I would rely on the school website, not the list provided by College Board – the college is the definitive place to find out.</p>