FAFSA is the financial aid program for going to college. Students can apply for financial aid by going to www.fafsa.ed.gov. You will need several things before you apply for financial aid.

• Your Social Security Number and your parents Social Security Numbers if you are providing parent information;

• Your driver's license number if you have one;

• Your Alien Registration Number if you are not a U.S. citizen;

• 2007 federal tax information or tax returns (including IRS W-2 information) for yourself (and spouse if you are married) and for your parents if you are providing parent information. If you have not yet filed a 2007 income tax return, you can still submit your FAFSA but you must provide income and tax information.

• Records of untaxed income, such as Social Security benefits, welfare benefits, and veterans benefits, for yourself, and your parents if you are providing parent information; and

• Information on savings investments, and business and farm assets for yourself, and your parents if you are providing parent information.

You can begin to fill out your FAFSA forms for the 2008 school year on December 1, 2008.