Its FAFSA Time Again

The chime of the New Year brings fresh resolutions and priorities. Students across the nation are preparing for the spring semester. The preparation requires one daunting certainty, funding the higher education experience. As students and parents scramble to gather tuition monies, one acronym rings out: FAFSA.

St. Petersburg, FL (PRWEB) January 4, 2005 -- The chime of the New Year brings fresh resolutions and priorities. Students across the nation are preparing for the spring semester. The preparation requires one daunting certainty, funding the higher education experience. As students and parents scramble to gather tuition monies, one acronym rings out: FAFSA. Everyone knows you have to fill it out in order to receive financial aid. Many even know that it stands for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. What is often unknown is how to fill it out and where to start.

The most important thing to remember is that you are filing a free application. For instance, the site www.fafsa.com is a site to file your application, for a fee of $79.99. This site provides electronic completion, submission, and tracking of your application. Through the U.S. Department of Education, you may access the FAFSA free at www.fafsa.ed.gov . The federal site provides similar options: Fill out a FAFSA for submission and check status of a submitted FAFSA. The government site posted this bold warning:

Filling out the FAFSA, and applying for student financial aid is free. You should be wary of mailings or Web sites that offer to submit your application for you, or to find you money for school if you pay them a fee. Some of them are legitimate, and some are scams. But generally any information or service you pay for can be had for free from your school or from the U.S. Department of Education.

The FAFSA is available in two formats -- the online application and the paper application. The online application is recommended because of quick turnaround time," said Joe Aiello, a spokesperson for Federal Student Aid, a Washington, D.C.-based agency. Additionally, applying online requires that your information is complete and correct before submission. This way, if you have made any errors or left any required fields incomplete, it comes to your attention, allowing you to make changes before you submit your application.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid homepage is www.fafsa.ed.gov. This site includes a list of everything you will need to complete the form, as well as, instruction for completing the form accurately. Additional information is obtainable from www.FederalLoanHelp.com and www.OneStudentLoan.com.

About ACFS

ACFS is set to become the nations leader in providing financial assistance to student loan borrowers. Its purpose is to educate students and parents regarding student loan debt. Since its inception in 2002, ACFS has assisted thousands of borrowers in the management and consolidation of over $1 billion in student loans. ACFS makes higher education more affordable through an innovative loan product and superior customer service. ACFS, based in St. Petersburg, FL, offers the nations best student loan advice at 1-800-304-1471. For more information on ACFS, visit www.OneStudentLoan.com.

Contact Information:

Janel Landis

American Collegiate Financial Services

(800)304-1473 x1007

(727)644-5664

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