how to file your 2017-18 fafsa
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FIRST CHOICECollege Placement
How to File Your FAFSA
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
Additional Information
Choose: “Enter Students Information”
This is “Enter Students Information” Login
This is FSA Login Screen
Click “Start 2017-18 FAFSA”
Create a password in case you get disconnected.
Click “Next”
Enter/Verify Student Basic Demographic Information
Answer Student Questions
Enter the Student’s High School Information
Add College Information
Enter Housing Plans and Confirm Colleges
Answer Dependency Questions
Unless Student is Independent, Add Parent Information
Enter Parent Demographic Information
Enter Parent Tax Information
Choose to Link with IRS
It Brings You to IRS Site So You Can Link
Enter Address that Matches Your Tax Return
Double Check and Submit
Choose “Transfer Now” To Link to FAFSA
Most Parent Income Questions Will Now Be Pre-filled
Check Information and Answer Questions That Weren’t Transferred
Finish Answering Financial Information and Enter Asset Information
Enter Student Tax Information
If Filed, Link Student Taxes To FAFSA
It Takes You to IRS Website
Enter Address that Matches Tax Return
These fields are pre-filled based on FAFSA responses
Verify Information
Verify Information
Transfer to FAFSA
Check Information and Click Next
Answer Remaining Student Financial Questions
And Asset Questions
Review and Sign Application
Sign as Parent and Submit
Sign as Parent and Submit
Success!
This is your official EFC
Click here to file for a second student with all the parent’s information pre-filled.