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General Questions About Federal Student Aid
Getting Started/Before You Apply
The Federal Student Aid PIN
FAFSA4caster
Completing Your FAFSA
Correcting Your FAFSA
Your FAFSA Status
Your Student Aid Report
Help Using the FAFSA.gov Web Site
Privacy and Security
Am I eligible for student aid?
How do I apply for aid?
How will I receive my financial aid?
What is in my financial aid package?
Am I eligible for other education benefits?
How much financial aid am I eligible to receive?
Where can I find more information about aid?
Who is involved in the college and financial aid process?
Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
What are graduation, retention, and transfer rates?
What is this application for?
How do I apply for aid?
What documents do I need to fill out a FAFSA?
FAFSA on the Web Worksheet
When can I submit the FAFSA using
FAFSA on the Web
?
Reapplying for federal student aid
Which school year should I select if I am applying for a summer session?
Will I need my parents’ information?
Who is considered a parent?
Important notes on how to answer questions
What can I do if my family has unusual circumstances? How do I report this on the application?
What is a PIN?
Who is eligible for a PIN?
Do I need a PIN?
How do I request a PIN?
Can my parents and I share the same PIN?
Signing the FAFSA with the PIN
Using a PIN to correct your FAFSA
How is
FAFSA4caster
different from
FAFSA on the Web
?
What are the benefits of using
FAFSA4caster?
What documents do I need to complete the
FAFSA4caster?
Importance of submitting accurate information
Choosing a college to receive your information
What if someone else fills out the FAFSA for me?
Can I fax the
FAFSA on the Web
signature page?
What if my application gets rejected for missing signatures?
How do I report the financial aid I received last year as part of my income?
Can I save my application information?
Make FAFSA Corrections
What is a FAFSA transaction?
Who needs to sign when I correct my FAFSA?
Can I correct any field on the FAFSA?
Can I save my application information?
What should I do if my last name has changed?
If I submitted a paper FAFSA, can I use
FAFSA on the Web
to make corrections?
I just used
FAFSA on the Web
to correct my FAFSA, but made a mistake. Can I go back and fix it?
List of Changes
“#” correction flag image
“*” assumed flag image
2012-2013 FAFSA – Correction History
How and when can I tell if my application has been submitted successfully?
I think I filed an application for the wrong year. What should I do?
I have already submitted a FAFSA for the 2011-2012 or 2012-2013 school year. Can I submit another application using
FAFSA on the Web
?
When should I correct or update FAFSA information?
View Processed Information
What happens after I submit the application?
Checking the status of your FAFSA
What is a Data Release Number (DRN)?
What is the difference between my Federal Student Aid PIN and my Data Release Number (DRN)?
What is a Data Release Number (DRN)?
How can I change schools on my Student Aid Report?
There are incorrect assumptions on my Student Aid Report. How do I correct them?
Browser requirements
Clearing your browser’s cache
Further details on your browser
My browser cannot open a PDF file or opens it in a blank browser window. What should I do?
What is a virtual keyboard?
Accessing
FAFSA on the Web
from a network
I am using a Macintosh. Will
FAFSA on the Web
behave any differently?
How to use screen reader software with
FAFSA on the Web
FAFSA on the Web
Security and Privacy
What are the security features in
FAFSA on the Web
?
Is my application information safe on the Internet?
What are the real risks?
Why we collect your information
Our right to collect your information
Your Rights
How we will use the information we collect
What happens if you don’t give us the information?
Questions you don’t have to answer
Information from e-mail you send us
Information on the Privacy Act, use and disclosure of Social Security Numbers
Security and intrusion detection
I'm still going to use 40-bit encryption. How safe is it really?
State certification
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
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