Tips for Setting up a FAFSA Account

0:00 a lot of our students have questions 0:01 about recent changes to the FAFSA so 0:04 we've created this series to cover nine 0:06 of those changes that you should know if 0:08 you're filling out the fafs of this year 0:10 here's change number one do you know who Who are your contributors 0:12 your contributors are this is a new term 0:15 on the fafs of form to refer to anyone 0:18 who is asked to provide their 0:20 information consent and approval to have 0:22 their federal tax information 0:24 transferred from the IRS to the FAFSA 0:27 for adult Learners this means you or it Who is your spouse 0:30 might mean your spouse if you file taxes 0:33 separately as you see here if a 0:35 contributor doesn't provide consent it 0:38 will make the student ineligible for 0:40 financial aid Pro tip you can actually Pro tip 0:43 fill out this section on the form with 0:45 your contributors contact info and 0:47 they'll receive an invitation to give 0:50 their consent that's just the first of 0:52 many changes that are coming to the 0:53 FAFSA this year make sure to subscribe 0:56 and join me next time so you can stay in 0:58 the know