This is the first year of "Prior-prior Year" for financial aid, so it is more important than ever to file your FAFSA both early and accurately. This presentation created by http://www.firstchoicecollege.com shows you how to file your FAFSA.

1. FIRST CHOICE
College Placement
How to File
Your FAFSA

2. What You Need to File Your FAFSA
• Parent 2015 1040 and w’2’s
• Student income information
• Parent and student social security numbers
• Parent and student dates of birth
• Parent and student email addresses*
• List of the colleges where the student is applying
to school
• FSA ID
• Summary of your asset information

3. Additional
Information

4. Go To www.fafsa.ed.gov - Choose “Start a New
FAFSA”

5. Choose: “Enter Students Information”

6. This is “Enter Students Information” Login

7. This is FSA Login Screen

8. Click “Start 2017-18 FAFSA”

9. Create a password in case you get disconnected.

10. Click “Next”

11. Enter/Verify Student Basic Demographic Information

12. Answer Student Questions

13. Enter the Student’s High School Information

14. Add College Information

15. Enter Housing Plans and Confirm Colleges

16. Answer Dependency Questions

17. Unless Student is Independent,
Add Parent Information

18. Enter Parent Demographic Information

19. Enter Parent Tax Information

20. Choose to Link with IRS

21. It Brings You to IRS Site So You Can Link

22. Enter Address that Matches Your Tax Return

23. Double Check and Submit

24. Choose “Transfer Now” To Link to FAFSA

25. Most Parent Income Questions Will Now Be Pre-filled

26. Check Information and Answer Questions That Weren’t Transferred

27. Finish Answering Financial Information and Enter Asset Information

28. Enter Student Tax Information

29. If Filed, Link Student Taxes To FAFSA

30. It Takes You to IRS Website

31. Enter Address that Matches Tax Return
These
fields
are
pre-fill
ed
based
on
FAFSA
respon
ses

32. Verify Information

33. Verify Information

34. Transfer to FAFSA

35. Check Information and Click Next

36. Answer Remaining Student Financial Questions

37. And Asset Questions

38. Review and Sign Application

39. Sign as Parent and Submit

40. Sign as Parent and Submit

41. Success!
This is your
official EFC
Click here to file
for a second
student with all
the parent’s
information
pre-filled.