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	2005-2006
	Financial Aid Application Checklist

	Request, from your state, information regarding all state programs of student financial aid for postsecondary education and any required application materials. When information is received, note all required application materials and their deadline.
	Investigate private sources of financial aid for college. Check school and local library, local business and civic organizations, and parents' employers. Check useful free resources over the Internet, such as: College Board's Scholarship Search at: www.collegeboard.com/paying FastWeb Scholarship Search at www.fastweb.com Scholarship Resource Network Express at: www.srnexpress.com TASSEL Time provides information on financial aid, ACT/SAT, military, careers, scholarships, and essays: www.tasseltime.com Login: success Password: 05/06 Check tips for avoiding scholarship scams: Department of Education Federal Trade Commission: www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/ouchart.htm To check the legitimacy of a scholarship search organization or individual: Better Business Bureau: http://www.search.bbb.org/search.html
	Investigate and, if you choose to do so, obtain a Personal Identification Number (PIN) from the U.S. Department of Education. The Department of Education's PIN web page is www.pin.ed.gov.
	File your FAFSA on or as soon as possible after January 1. If you are filing a paper FAFSA, obtain the form from your high school counselor, public library, or from the school you plan to attend. If you are filing the FAFSA by using FAFSA on the Web, go to www.fafsa.ed.gov
	Complete and submit before the deadline all institutional financial aid application materials for any schools to which you plan to apply.
	Apply for state financial aid before the application deadline.
	Promptly respond to any school requests for additional information or documents, such as copies of federal tax returns.
	Review your Student Aid Report (SAR) for accuracy. If necessary, correct inaccurate items.