Lo and behold, October 1 arrived and we were ready to file FAFSA on the first day it opened. That is why we plan, my friends! Both student and parent must have a separate account and we had created them back in August. The student initiates the filing, fills out a portion of it, then sends the parent a code to join the same filing.

So glad FAFSA and CSS are over!

It was straightforward. We had all our documentation ready since August, so we knew exactly where to look to provide specific information about our family’s finances. It took about 10 minutes. And that’s no joke. Continue reading »