← 10 Tips for Filing Your FAFSA Form for College Financial Aid

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By Anslem Samuel | Published April 26, 2011 | Full size is 381 × 480 pixels

Fill it out NO matter what Never second-guess your decision to fill out the FAFSA. Regardless of your family’s income, filing out the document qualifies you to receive various forms of financial assistance. According to a Minnesota Office of Higher Education report, in 2007-2008, of the 8.4 million students who did not file a FAFSA, an estimated 2.3 million students were estimated to have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC)—the amount of money one’s family is expected to pay toward his/her college education per year—that would have made them eligible for a federal Pell Grant, with 1.1 million potentially qualifying for a full Pell Grant.

Fill it out NO matter what Never second-guess your decision to fill out the…