The CSS Profile is a form some schools use to determine institutional financial aid. Used by more than 250 institutions nationwide, the CSS Profile asks more questions than the Free Application for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is usually the ...

Applying to college is an exercise in paperwork: recommendations, essays, the application itself, and the FAFSA — the form that determines whether your student is eligible for federal financial aid.

The first step to determining your eligibility for federal need-based financial aid is to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Incoming freshmen and transfer students are also ...