I posted this in a school thread in reply to another post and realized it probably was better suited for this forum.
Being the first time (and last) time going through this college app thing with my kid, I find the whole FAFSA thing crazy. I have doubts that my son will qualify for any type of aid, but we will submit the form anyways. However, I don't need reminders from FAFSA once a week telling me that my son's form is not completed yet. A) Taxes are not due until April 15th and B) I have not received all the forms yet (mainly 1099s) to complete my taxes. C) My son does not know what college he is going to yet as he's still waiting for final replies from Wisconsin and Minnesota. (he's been accepted at 3 other colleges) D) Could they make the deadlines any more confusing and hard to find?
When I go to the fafsa web site and click on the "deadlines" link it has a drop down box for the state. What does this mean, the state we are in or the state the school is in? Then it has a Federal deadline, a state deadline and a school deadline. Really? The school deadline can be different from the state deadline? What is the difference in all these deadlines??
I feel like we still have plenty of time to complete it, but also feel pressured with all these reminders to complete it. Also, after coming to this forum I see a thread where a person is concerned because of a February 1 Fafsa priority deadline. Huh? If they are asking for 2015 tax information in order to complete the fafsa form, how can they set a deadline of February 1st?!
Also, should my son list all 5 colleges that he is interested in on the FAFSA form including the 2 that have not given him a decision yet?
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