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      I need to file my FAFSA-how do I start?

      The FAFSA is your yearly financial aid application

      Complete your FAFSA as soon as you are admitted, this ensures your financial aid is processed in a timely manner. This will also qualify you for our Reach University $75 monthly payment plan.

       START HERE>>>>>>Complete your yearly FAFSA at www.studentaid.gov

      Reach University School Code: 042637

      Candidates who do not complete a FAFSA annually, or complete a FAFSA but fail to finalize their financial aid eligibility by submitting, if requested, all required financial aid documents, you will pay the full tuition cost of $12,374 for (2) semesters and $16,912 for (3) semesters.

      The all new FAFSA is easy and quick to complete! Most Candidates spend between 30-40 minutes to complete, sign and submit it.

      NEW USERS: When you access FSA (Federal Student Aid), if this is your first time filing a FAFSA, you need to "Create an Account". If you have questions or issues, click "Help Center" (top, right) and do a search for the information/help you are needing.

      There is also a step-by-step tutorial that is easy to understand!

      RETURNING USERS: If you have filed a FAFSA before, even if it was years ago, DO NOT create a new account. Simply "Log-in" using your **FSA Username and password that you created the first time you filed a FAFSA.

      **If you do not remember your FSA log-in information, please see below:

      To retrieve your Username and password, please follow these steps: 
      1. You need to click this link: https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/sign-in/retrieve-username  and follow the instructions 
      2. Once you retrieve your Username, go to the FSA (Federal Student Aid) www.studentaid.gov Log-in, enter the Username and click "Forgot Password"  
      3. You will receive info on how to reset your password
      4.  Once you have reset your password, log into FSA again www.studentaid.gov  using your username and new password to access your account
      5.  Go to your Personal Info section and verify/update your information if needed

      From there, just continue through the questions and answer them with the answers that apply at that moment you are filling out the 24-25 FAFSA.

      If the above steps do not work, you will need to contact the FAFSA Help Desk for assistance. They are the only ones that have access to assist with most FAFSA issues. They can be reached at 1-800-433-3243 between the hours of 8am-11pm (Eastern Time) Monday-Friday and 11am-5pm (Eastern Time) Saturday and Sunday. 

      It is important that you read everything carefully before entering anything on your FAFSA, double check all entries for spelling and accuracy, that way, you will not have to go back later to make corrections! If a question does not apply to you, leave it blank.

      Once you have completed, signed and submitted your FAFSA, you will get a confirmation email from FSA letting you know it is being processed. 

      We typically receive your processed FAFSA file from FSA within 3-4 business days. Once we receive and process your file on our end, we will email you at that time.