{"id":5912,"date":"2025-10-01T16:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T23:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/blog\/?p=5912"},"modified":"2025-10-07T15:26:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T22:26:37","slug":"2026-2027-fafsa-walkthrough-expert-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/blog\/2025\/10\/01\/2026-2027-fafsa-walkthrough-expert-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Master the 2026-27\u00a0FAFSA\u00a0with a video walkthrough and expert tips\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"How to fill out the 2026\u201327 FAFSA step-by-step | University of the Pacific\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s23oB-_OMQc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid form opened early this year!&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;important to fill out your FAFSA completely and early to ensure that you get the most aid possible.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need to&nbsp;submit&nbsp;yours, this video is a step-by-step guide from Kaitlyn&nbsp;Goslinga, University of the Pacific\u2019s senior assistant director of financial aid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the walkthrough below for some tips as you fill out your FAFSA form.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Logging in to FAFSA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Start by navigating to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FAFSA\u2019s website<\/a>, where you can either create an account or log in.&nbsp;Once&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;done that, you can start or continue your FAFSA form from the main page.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It then asks you whether you, the student, or your parent will start the form.&nbsp;Goslinga&nbsp;recommends that you begin,&nbsp;which is the most streamlined way to take on the process. Next, the FAFSA form provides&nbsp;you&nbsp;with&nbsp;some videos to answer&nbsp;common questions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, the form asks you questions about personal,&nbsp;contact&nbsp;and residential information. Either confirm&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;correct or fill in the data as needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;come to a big page of text. 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It uses that to&nbsp;determine&nbsp;whether&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;considered an independent or dependent student.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;considered a dependent student, meaning you rely on a parent for financial support, then they must contribute to your FAFSA form.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Section two &#8211; Demographics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The next section asks you demographic questions about your identity and family circumstances.&nbsp;<strong>These questions do not affect your student aid eligibility.&nbsp;<\/strong>This information is only used for research purposes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Section four &#8211; Finances<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you start this section, have your 2024 tax return and other personal financial information handy! You need that information about the following questions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you did not work or file taxes in 2024 enter the number 0 on any questions about your tax return, which&nbsp;indicates&nbsp;that those questions do not apply.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The form also asks questions about your personal assets, like money in checking accounts or the net worth of your investments. Enter&nbsp;<em>your<\/em>&nbsp;personal assets, not your parents\u2019.&nbsp;If you are a dependent, they will submit that information on their own form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Section four &#8211; Colleges and career schools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this section,&nbsp;indicate&nbsp;which colleges and career schools should receive your FAFSA information. 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