Now that the tax deadline has come and gone most of you should be ready to start filling out your FAFSA’s for the 07/08 school year. This is a perfect time to get a head start on financing your college education. The sooner you fill out your FAFSA the better chance you have [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Taxes Done? Fill out your FAFSA!”, url: “http://www.fafsaonline.com/fafsa-blog/2007/04/25/taxes-done-fill-out-your-fafsa/” });

Alright so you finally get your FAFSA in order…your school sends you your Financial Aid Award letter. Here is a sample Award letter…remember this only comes from the school if you filled out your FAFSA
UNIVERSITY OF LEARNING
FINANCIAL AID AWARD LETTER
2003-2004
Date: 1/21/04
ID#: 000000009
Award Information
Your awards are based on the information you reported on your Free [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “After the FAFSA, school starts and then what?”, url: “http://www.fafsaonline.com/fafsa-blog/2007/04/20/after-the-fafsa-school-starts-and-then-what/” });

One of the common mistakes that students and parents make is not following the correct process for obtaining their loans. When it comes to financing your education there is nothing fast or simple about it, but, the process can go a lot smoother if you follow the following steps.
1. Fill out the FAFSA
2. WAIT for [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Wait for the Financial Aid Award Letter!”, url: “http://www.fafsaonline.com/fafsa-blog/2007/04/20/wait-for-the-award-letter/” });

This will be a quick blog…I receive a lot of comments asking how you can check the status of a submitted FAFSA…even if you used our tutorial site on FAFSAonline.com….I can’t look up the status for you…(I wish I could because I would probably be a lot nicer than the people over at the US [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Checking your FAFSA Status?”, url: “http://www.fafsaonline.com/fafsa-blog/2007/04/18/checking-your-fafsa-status/” });