2025-26 FAFSA Guide | How to Complete Every FAFSA Question

Why the FAFSA® is important (Like really, really important)
Filing the FAFSA® (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is your key to getting all kinds of financial aid for school—we’re talking federal, state, and school aid. If you want to qualify for the most free money you can, and pay less out of your own pocket for school, you need to file the FAFSA®. Nearly everyone who submits the FAFSA® qualifies for some aid.
Accuracy matters— and we can help with that 
If you make mistakes on the FAFSA®, it may hold up or reduce your financial aid for college. Or you might have to start over, and that’s exta stress you don’t need. That’s why we created this guide to help you power through the trickiest questions.

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