Please see the links below as we wanted to share the changes for the FAFSA and CSS Profile effective October 1, 2016 for academic year 2017-18.

In a net, you can file your financial aid applications for the next academic year beginning October 1st each year vs. January 1st. And you can use the previous year’s tax return which should have already been filed by each October 1st. This means that you can use your 2015 tax return to complete financial aid applications starting October 1, 2016!

1. https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/about/announcements/fafsa-changes
2. https://www.collegeboard.org/membership/all-access/financial-aid/board-trustees-unanimously-votes-move-prior-prior-year