It's not enough that your new graduate got accepted into the college of his or her choice: oh, no. A Chatham mom was telling me that she spent two hours -- on her day off, no less! -- trying to navigate through FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Under the new rules, not only the parent but also each student needs to create a unique login to fill out the forms, import financial documentation and so forth. Don't even think about using the same household email address for parent and child; it'll come up with an error message.
In the words of the "login help page":
"The FSA ID, which consists of a user-created username and password, replaced the PIN effective May, 2015. It allows users to electronically access personal information on Federal Student Aid Web sites as well as electronically sign a FAFSA.
On the “Login” page:
Select Enter your (the student’s) FSA ID to enter your username and password. Only the student should log in with an FSA ID.
Or
Select Enter the student’s information to enter the student's name, Social Security Number and date of birth. (You may have to enter your FSA ID later in the process)."
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