Where can I get a copy of the FAFSA?
www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Are photocopies of the FAFSA acceptable?
No.
I sent in my FAFSA over four weeks ago and haven’t got a response. What do I do?
If you submitted electronically, you should have received your SAR by now. Call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID. If you submitted by mail, wait a couple weeks before calling - FAFSAs submitted by mail can take up to 6 weeks to get a response.
Should I pay for help to fill out my FAFSA?
No, you don't need to. If you apply online at www.FAFSA.ed.gov, you get instructions for each question, and there is a live online chat too. You can also call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID
What are all those abbreviations in the FAFSA?
- EFC = Expected Family Contribution
- TI = Total Income
- ATI = Allowances Against Total Income
- STX = State and Other Tax Allowance
- EA = Employment Allowance
- IPA = Income Protection Allowance
- CAI = Contribution from Available Income (Independent Student)
- DNW = Discretionary Net Worth
- APA = Education Savings and Asset Protection Allowance
- PCA = Parents' Contribution from Assets
- AAI = Adjusted Available Income
- TPC = Total Parents' Contribution
- TSC = Total Student's Contribution
- PC = Parents' Contribution
- SIC = Dependent Student's Income Contribution
- SCA = Dependent Student's Contribution from Assets
Why is the family contribution on my SAR different than the one from my university?
The government formula for computing the EFC is different from that of many universities. One common difference is that the federal formula does not consider home equity as part of the assets.
