FAFSA for US Citizens

US Financial Aid for US Citizens, Green Card Holders and PRs

If you are applying for Financial Aid and you are US Citizen you will fill in the FAFSA. Here is lots of information

Getting Started with FAFSA & CSS: Pro Tips for Families

FAFSA and CSS

7 Things You Need Before You Fill Out the 2021–22 FAFSA® Form - ED.gov Blog

Awesome, short videos from Federal Student Aid YouTube Channel

How to create your Login and Password

Filling out the FAFSA

11 Common FAFSA® Mistakes - ED.gov Blog

Links to FAFSA/CSS websites and forms:

FAFSA

CSS Profile

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES

8 Most confusing things about filling out the FAFSA

A Step-By-Step Guide To Completing The 2021-2022 FAFSA QuestionsWith 100+ questions, the FAFSA can be a confusing process. Use this guide to help understand each question on the 2021-2022 FAFSA, why it’s being asked and how to fill it out.

The Parent’s Guide to Filling Out the FAFSA® Form - ED.gov Blog

Key tools

EFC Calculator (Harvard)

EFC (Saving for College)

My Intuition EFC

College ScoreCard

CollegeBoard

Vanguard College Saving

Relevant guides

Guides to State Residency

Need Blind schools

College Solution Blog

Understanding residency

Every state has their own rules; and each institution has its own implementation. Instate Angels aim to help you navigate this.

Especially worthwhile to check out Reciprocal agreements whereby one state gives another state resident in state tuition and vice versa.

What is Net Price?

Every college must publish the NET PRICE it will cost students (that is the Cost of attendance - grants and scholarships you might receive). Quickly find a specifc university NET Price Calculator here.