When is the earliest time to apply for financial aid (www.fafsa.ed.gov) if i'm a high school senior? ?

Question

When is the earliest time to apply for financial aid (www.fafsa.ed.gov) if i'm a high school senior? ?

Answer 1

To maximize your chances of getting student financial aid, submit the FAFSA as soon as possible after January 1 of the year for which you are requesting aid. So for you that's Jan 1, 2009.

http://www.salliemae.com/get_student_loa...

This fall, make sure you're also applying for as many scholarships as you can. You might want to try our free scholarship search. You answer some questions about yourself, and it finds scholarships you're eligible for from a database of 2.9 million scholarships.

http://www.salliemae.com/before_college/...

Good luck!

Answer 2

its never too early to start...

get a head start on it now...

especially if you know what colleges you are thinking about

Answer 3

Applications are accepted from Jan 1st to March 30, this is to get priority money, go on the website and it will give you the info you need.