Arbor View High School Counseling

    FAFSA = FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID

• Mandatory application for federal and state aid

• No cost to apply (includes submitting information to six schools of your choice)

• For public and private schools

• Filing period Begins January 1 

    CSS PROFILE = REQUIRED FORM FOR SOME PRIVATE COLLEGES

• Connect to the College Board Online at http://student.collegeboard.org/css-financial-aid-profile and you can complete the application on the World Wide Web. You must have a valid credit card to apply online.

• CSS will send you an acknowledgment after processing your application.

• Use for public and private schools

     INSTITUTIONAL FORM

•  Supplementary form required by some colleges and universities

•  Filed in addition to the FAFSA and CSS Profile