Tag: FSA ID


How to create an FSA ID

Posted on November 3rd, 2017

It’s that time of the year: time for college-bound students and their parents should fill out the Free Application for Financial Aid (FAFSA).

Students and parents should complete the FAFSA ASAP for priority financial aid consideration.

Even if you’ve filled out the FAFSA before, there are some big FAFSA changes you need to know about if you haven’t submitted one in the past couple of years.

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How to Fill Out the FAFSA When You Have More Than One Child in College

Posted on February 6th, 2017

When you have multiple kids in college, filling out the FAFSA can be tricky. Luckily, the Department of Education put together a guide to answer your most pressing questions.

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Parents, students face issues completing FAFSA with new FSA ID

Posted on March 7th, 2016

"Because of barriers like this, if they can’t get their FAFSAs done, kids cannot go to college because they cannot pay for college." -- Marie Groark

We reported earlier this year how students and parents were required to create an FSA ID in order to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) this year and explained how to do it in this post. But the new FSA ID requirement is causing confusion and problems for parents and students trying to submit […]

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