When should I file the FAFSA for next year?

You should file the https://studentaid.gov/" target="_blank Financial Aid Application as early as possible. Now that students can report income and tax information from two years prior, the FAFSA can be submitted as early as October 1 of the year prior to beginning [...]

What does "Dependent or Independent status" mean for financial aid?

Your answers to certain questions on the https://studentaid.gov/" target="_blank FAFSA will determine if you are considered "dependent" or "independent" for financial aid purposes. For more information, visit FSA's https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/filling-out/dependency" target="_blank Dependency Status webpage. If you are considered "dependent", you must include parental income and [...]

My parents did not file a tax return. How do they fill out the parents section of the FAFSA?

If your parents are not required to file a tax return, you should answer "Not going to file" when asked if your parents completed an IRS income tax return or another tax return. You will then be taken to the appropriate questions that ask how much they earned from working. If they did not earn anything from work then you would enter 0. If they did earn money from working, you can collect this [...]

I filed my FAFSA already. Why haven't I heard from BMCC yet?

In order for BMCC to have access to your FAFSA information, be sure you included BMCC's Federal School Code (002691) on your FAFSA application. If you did not, log-in with your https://studentaid.gov/" target="_blank Federal Student Aid ID and add BMCC's Federal School Code (002691) to your application. (See: https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/review-and-correct/correct#how-change How to [...]

If I need to drop or withdraw from a class, how will this affect my financial aid eligibility?

For questions regarding Aid and class withdrawal please view this page https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/finaid/learn/grants/withdrawals-and-the-return-of-federal-financial-aid/ https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/finaid/learn/grants/withdrawals-and-the-return-of-federal-financ... [...]