Time to get ready to apply for student aid for college

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College application deadlines are fast approaching its last leg and it is time to get ready to apply for financial aid for students entering college in fall 2015.

The Federal Student Aid application process known as Fafsa will start accepting applications on January 1, 2015. Most colleges use the same application for their own student aid packages in addition to federal aid. Personal as well as financial information for the student, their parents, family and other dependents will be collected through this application to determine eligibility for federal aid. The application period runs from January and filing before the end of March 2015 increases the opportunity to get a good aid package for college education. Since the application is also used by colleges, students should pay attention to college as well as state deadlines for submitting the application in addition to federal deadlines. Don’t forget that some agencies work on first-come, first-served basis.

What is the best way to submit an application? Even though paper applications are accepted many recommends submitting an online application. This is more important because the application can be easily linked to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for required data retrieval.