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How And When To Apply For Financial Aid for Entering Students
The College Scholarship Service (CSS) Financial Aid PROFILE application and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) are both required to be completed by all entering students in order to apply for financial aid.
Due Dates
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When
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What
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October
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October 1 the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE application will be available for you to complete. You can register with the College Board online at https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp. (school code: 4054)
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December
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Obtain your Personal Identification Number in order to electronically sign your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at http://www.pin.ed.gov
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January
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You may begin completing your FAFSA at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov (school code: 001170). You need to complete and transmit the FAFSA to the federal processor by February 1.
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February
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Your CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE application must be completed and submitted to the College Board by February 1.
You must submit signed copies of your parent(s) and your 2008 U.S. income tax return(s) to the College Board's document imaging service (IDOC) to begin the evaluation of your financial aid eligibility. You can visit the IDOC website at http://idoc.collegeboard.com for more information.
Prospective freshmen may submit copies of your 2007 tax documents directly to the Financial Aid Office if the 2008 return is not available before March 1. However, you must still submit copies of your and your parent(s) 2008 income tax return to IDOC as soon as possible or no later than May 1 to complete the evaluation of your final award.
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March
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Transfer applicants must submit their completed CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE application to the College Board and their FAFSA to the federal processor by March 2.
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May
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Reply date for admitted Freshmen is May 1.
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June
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Reply date for admitted Transfers is June 1.
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NOTE TO EARLY DECISION CANDIDATES: Your completed FAFSA should be submitted to the federal processor by Feb. 1. You must register and submit your CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE application as follows:
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Early Decision I
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Early Decision II
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Dec. 1
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Jan. 1
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CMC Admission and Financial Aid
890 Columbia Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-6425
(909) 621-8088 (Admission)
(909) 621-8356 (Financial Aid)
(909) 607-0661 (FAX)
finaid@claremontmckenna.edu
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