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About The CSS Profile
About The CSS Profile
- Supplement to the FAFSA required by some colleges
- Asks questions that are more comprehensive
- Collects information not asked on the FAFSA
- Makes more adjustments to income and assets than the FAFSA
- 450+ colleges require the Profile, accessible at www.collegeboard.com
- Register for the Profile online at collegeboard.com
- There is a flat charge to process the Profile
- There are additional charges for each report sent to a college
- You can receive state and federal aid without the Profile, but not institutional aid
- Each college has its own customized version of the Profile
- Most institutions will request contributions from both parents even if divorced through the Non-Custodial Parent Form
- Other institutions may reserve the right to include the value of tax-deferred assets
- The CSS Profile will ask for the past year, current year, and estimates of the upcoming year info
- Financial aid calculator: http://apps.collegeboard.com/fincalc/servlet/efcCalculatorServlet
- When you complete the CSS Profile, you will be able to print out a worksheet that will help you when completing the FAFSA.
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