Purpose: This section of the application allows you to 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 your information to the schools you have chosen, we strongly encourage you to list the schools you are most interested in attending and from which you wish to receive 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 so they can electronically add that school to your file.
• 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. 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. 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. Note, however, that your FAFSA will be processed faster if you provide the Federal School Code.

Either way, it is very important to indicate the correct Federal School Code, or-if not known-the full and correct name and address of the school so that it can be identified.

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 school(s) listed. Schools will use your FAFSA information to determine the amount of your financial aid package. You should not indicate the name of a school 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 schools.

Housing plans. For each school listed, indicate your housing plans by selecting the pull down menu on FAFSA on the Web or by filling in the oval (on the paper FAFSA) corresponding to your housing plans at that school - on campus, off campus, or with parents.