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--- title: Financial Aid visibility: public --- # Financial Aid ## Regular Decision, First Year Deadlines and Timeline for Domestic Students 1. **Everybody:** Fill out the FAFSA (if divorced, custodial parent only) 2. **Those with colleges that require CSS:** Fill out CSS Profile 3. **Those in California:** Complete Cal Grants and GPA Verification Form 4. **Those with colleges that require CSS:** Fill out IDOC ## Key Applications and Deadlines | Application | Link | Deadline | |---|---|---| | FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) | [fafsa.ed.gov](http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/) | Variable by college/state; before March 2 in California | | CSS Profile and IDOC | [collegeboard.com](https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/) | College-specific deadlines | ## What These Forms Mean **FAFSA** is like a bare-bones "Common Application" for financial aid that most Universities require. **CSS** is a much more detailed financial aid app from the College Board that many Universities require. It has 2 parts: the Profile, which contains basic information and estimated income, and the IDOC, a report of tax documents, which is due later. ## Additional Resources - Princeton's financial aid application information - 5 Tips for Getting Financial Aid for Graduate School See also: [[QuestBridge]], [[Scholarships]], [[Gates Millennium Scholarship]], [[UC Berkeley Regents]]