How And When To Apply For Financial Aid for Entering Students

The College Scholarship Service (CSS) Financial Aid PROFILE application and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) are both required to be completed by all entering students in order to apply for financial aid.

Due Dates

When

What

September

You can register starting September 15 for the CSS PROFILE in order to receive your 2008-2009 customized PROFILE financial aid application packet. You can register with the College Board Online at https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp. (school code: 4054)

December

Obtain your Personal Identification Number in order to electronically sign your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at http://www.pin.ed.gov

January

You may begin completing your FAFSA at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov (school code: 001170).  You need to complete and transmit the FAFSA to the federal processor by February 1.
Your customized PROFILE financial aid application packet must be completed and submitted to CSS by February 1.

February

You must submit signed copies of your parent(s) and your 2007 U.S. income tax return(s) to the College Board's document imaging service (IDOC) to begin the evaluation of your financial aid eligibility. You can visit the IDOC website at http://idoc.collegeboard.com for more information.

Prospective freshmen may submit copies of your 2006 tax documents directly to the Financial Aid Office if the 2007 return is not available before March 1. However, you must still submit copies of your and your parent(s) 2007 income tax return to IDOC as soon as possible or no later than May 1 to complete the evaluation of your final award.

March

Transfer applicants must submit their completed PROFILE financial aid application to CSS and their FAFSA to the federal processor by March 2.

May

Reply date for admitted Freshmen is May 1.

June

Reply date for admitted Transfers is June 1.

NOTE TO EARLY DECISION CANDIDATES: Your completed FAFSA should be submitted to the federal processor by Feb. 1. You must register and submit your CSS PROFILE application as follows:

Early Decision I

Early Decision II

Dec. 1

Jan. 1


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