Questions 102. a-h (College Codes and Housing Plans)

Purpose: This section of the application allows you to list up to four schools on the paper FAFSA^SM and up to 10 schools online that you are interested in attending. If you apply using FAFSA on the Web^SM, you must list at least one school. The system offers a school code feature if you do not know the school code(s). If you are completing a paper FAFSA and do not know the school code(s), you can call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) and they can give you that information to put on your application. We strongly encourage you to list the schools you are most interested in attending and from which you wish to receive financial aid.

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 schools than allowed for on either the paper or online FAFSA, there are several ways to make sure all the schools receive your data:

• You can give your Data Release Number (DRN) to a school you did not list on your application. The school will use your DRN to get a copy of your application information electronically. You can find your DRN on the confirmation page received after submitting a FAFSA on the Web application or on the Student Aid Report (SAR) you receive after submitting your FAFSA.



• You can list your original schools on the application, wait for your SAR to arrive by e-mail, if you provided an e-mail address on your FAFSA or in the mail, and then correct the SAR by replacing some or all of the original schools with other schools.



• You can call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) and provide your Data Release Number (DRN) to request a change to your SAR to replace some or all of the original schools with other schools. You must receive your SAR before requesting these changes.



• You can add or delete schools on your FAFSA using the Web at www.fafsa.gov. Select "Add or delete a School Code." Your PIN is required to access this information.

The FAFSA processor will send data to only the schools originally listed. For example, if you originally listed the maximum number of schools on the application and then replaced them with new schools by changing your SAR, only the second set of 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 that participates in the federal student aid programs. 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 can be found at www.fafsa.gov. High schools, colleges and public libraries also have access to the Federal School Code List.

The Federal School Code begins with "0" (zero), "G," "B," or "E" and ends in five digits. 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 school you are interested in attending. If a school 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 circle (on the paper FAFSA) corresponding to your housing plans at that school—on campus, with parent, or off campus.