Guides
Deadline guides
Practical explainers for confusing FAFSA moments — state priority vs federal dates, who can apply, green card and undocumented paths, alternate state forms, and how to read a state page here. For verified dates, start with deadlines by state.
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What “check with your financial aid office” actually means
When a FAFSA deadline page says check your school’s FAO, it is not a shrug — it is the real instruction. Here is what to ask, what to write down, and how Aid Window labels those states.
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How to read a state page on The Aid Window
A walkthrough of priority dates, secondary dates, steps, sources, and calendar reminders on each Aid Window state page — so you leave with one date to aim for.
FAFSA 101
FAFSA 101: Priority deadline vs federal deadline
Why the June 30 federal FAFSA deadline is the least important date on your calendar — and how state priority deadlines decide who gets state grant money.