Making mistakes on your FAFSA can be costly, delaying your application and resulting in a possible loss of financial aid. Writer Nancy Griesemer of Examiner.com shares ten costly FAFSA filing mistakes to avoid.
- Waiting to complete your taxes
- Leaving a blank field
- Entering the wrong tax amount paid
- Failing to sign the FAFSA form
- Forgetting to update tax information
- Missing filing dates
- Listing only your top school on the FAFSA form
- Failing to file because of citizenship status
- Neglecting to coordinate related financial aid forms
- Not filing the FAFSA because you think you make too much money
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