Start with your Social Security Number, driver’s license, income tax returns, bank statements, and investment records.

Write in your answers and gather your parents' information then transfer the data to FAFSA on the Web.

Sign electronically with a Personal Identification Number (PIN) or by mailing in a signature page.

Speed up the process by signing your FAFSA electronically with your PIN. Your parent can sign electronically too.

To meet the Federal Student Aid deadline:

• Apply as early as possible beginning January 1^st of each year.
• Schools and states have their own deadlines. Contact them for exact deadline dates.