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Even if you don't think your child will qualify for financial aid, you owe it to yourself to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) every year.

Here's why: The FAFSA opens the gate to many scholarship opportunities. Failure to submit it may preclude your child from getting valuable aid that most colleges extend to those who simply submit the form.

The FAFSA is important because:

• It's required to apply for any federal or state financial aid.
• It gives you the Student Aid Report (SAR), which lists all the aid for which a student is eligible.
• It's required by all state and many schools' student-assistance programs.
• It lets you know if a student's eligibility for financial aid changes from year to year (if you submit the form annually).

Where to get it

You can fill out the form online at www.fafsa.ed.gov, or you can get a paper version by calling 800-4-FED-AID. You can often find copies at your child's high school, the financial aid office at any college or university, or public libraries.

Completing and submitting a FAFSA on the Web is more accurate than completing it on paper, and you'll get your child's SAR sooner, too. To do this, you'll need a personal identification number (PIN) issued by the Department of Education, which you can get at www.pin.ed.gov.