Purpose: In this section of the application, you can list up to six schools that you are interested in attending. If you apply using FAFSA on the Web, you must list at least one school. You don't need to list any schools on a paper FAFSA, but since the purpose is to send the information to the schools you have chosen so they can begin the awarding process as early as possible, we strongly encourage you to list the schools you are most interested in attending and receiving financial assistance.

The Department will send your information to all the schools listed. You should list each school's Federal School Code, which is explained in greater detail below. For purposes of federal student aid, it does not matter in what order you list the schools. However, to be considered for state aid, several states require you to list a state school first. Therefore, if you plan to list a state school in your state of residence as one of the schools in this section, you might want to list it first.

If you want information sent to more than six schools, there are several ways to make sure all the schools receive your data:

• You can give your Data Release Number (DRN), printed on the Student Aid Report (SAR) you receive after submitting your FAFSA, to a school you didn't list on your application. The school will use your DRN to get a copy of your application information electronically.
• You can list six schools on the application, wait for your SAR to arrive in the mail, and then correct the SAR by replacing some or all of the original six schools with other schools.
• After the application is processed, you may send a letter to the Department's processor requesting changes in the list of schools.
• You can call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) to request changes to the schools to which the SAR was sent. You must receive your SAR before requesting these changes.
• You can give a photocopy of your SAR to any school that participates in the federal student aid programs.
• You can make corrections to your FAFSA over the web at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

The Department's processor will send data to only six schools at a time for one student. For example, if you originally listed six schools on the application and then replaced all six with new schools by changing your SAR, only the second set of six schools would get data from any corrections. If you made corrections to your FAFSA information at (or after) the time you listed the new schools, only the second set of schools would get the corrected data.

Federal School Code. The Department assigns a number called a Federal School Code to each school qualified to disburse financial aid. For a school to receive your application data, you must list the school's Federal School Code or full name and address. The FAFSA will be processed faster if you indicate the Federal School Code. These codes are not in the FAFSA instructions; they are provided in the "Federal School Code List" that the Department sends to high schools, colleges, and public libraries each fall. The Department also makes this list available at www.fafsa.ed.gov

The Federal School Code is always a six-character code that begins with "0" (zero), "G," "B," or "E." Foreign schools may qualify to disburse aid, but some may not have Federal School Codes.

If you cannot get the Federal School Code, indicate clearly the complete name, address, city, and state of each college you are interested in attending. It is very important to indicate the correct city and state or Federal School Code so that your college can be identified. If a college is a branch campus, include the complete name of the branch. Also, indicate if it is a specific part of a university, such as the law school.

By answering the questions in the school listing section and signing the FAFSA, you give permission to the U.S. Department of Education to provide your application information to the college(s) listed. Colleges will use your FAFSA information to determine the amount of your financial aid package. You should not indicate the name of a college if you do not want it to receive your information. If you leave these questions blank, the Department will not send your application information to any colleges.

Housing plans. For each school listed, fill in the oval corresponding to your housing plans at that school - on campus, off campus, or with parents.

99. E-mail address (new for 2003-04 on the paper FAFSA) If you enter your e-mail address here the processor will be able to send you information electronically, such as notification that your FAFSA was received. The processor will also be able to send you e-mails with links to PINs and SAR data on the Internet.

If you complete a paper FAFSA, you can fill out and mail the attached, along with the completed application. The processor will return that postcard to you indicating that they received your completed application. You will also receive a PIN mailer and a paper SAR. However, you should note that by providing your e-mail address, you will receive your processed information more quickly.