Post by healthy11 on Oct 1, 2018 21:20:01 GMT -5
time.com/money/5409144/fafsa-2019-available-october/
For the first time, students and their parents can download a mobile app to fill out the form. This means you can work on the FAFSA from anywhere, and you can start it on your phone and finish it online if you’d like. The app, called myStudentAid, also allows you to manage your FSA ID (more on that below) and view your loan information.
Officials hope the app with make it easier for the nearly 19 million students who file a FAFSA every year, particularly students from low-income backgrounds who may not have a computer or high-speed internet access at home.
The myStudentAid app is available from both the Apple App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android)...
....While the amount of federal grants you qualify for isn’t affected by when you file the form, states and colleges do set priority deadlines for financial aid. And in as many as 10 states, aid is first-come, first-served, meaning it’s best to fill out the form early. You don’t have to race to fill it out this week, but submitting it by the end of the year is ideal.
You can look up your state deadline on the paper version of the application. For college deadlines, check the financial aid office’s website.
For the first time, students and their parents can download a mobile app to fill out the form. This means you can work on the FAFSA from anywhere, and you can start it on your phone and finish it online if you’d like. The app, called myStudentAid, also allows you to manage your FSA ID (more on that below) and view your loan information.
Officials hope the app with make it easier for the nearly 19 million students who file a FAFSA every year, particularly students from low-income backgrounds who may not have a computer or high-speed internet access at home.
The myStudentAid app is available from both the Apple App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android)...
....While the amount of federal grants you qualify for isn’t affected by when you file the form, states and colleges do set priority deadlines for financial aid. And in as many as 10 states, aid is first-come, first-served, meaning it’s best to fill out the form early. You don’t have to race to fill it out this week, but submitting it by the end of the year is ideal.
You can look up your state deadline on the paper version of the application. For college deadlines, check the financial aid office’s website.