12.18.09 | What is a FAFSA PIN?
Before you are able to file your FAFSA this January you must obtain a FAFSA PIN. Your PIN is a four digit number, much like an ATM PIN, that serves as an electronic signature on your FAFSA application and provides access to your personal information in various Department of Education systems.
If you are a dependent student both you and your parents must apply for separate PIN numbers. This will allow you and your parents to both have access to your FAFSA information and make updates to your information, but on separate accounts.
You can obtain a PIN on the Federal Student Aid PIN website. Here you can also check the status of your PIN application, activate your PIN, update your PIN e-mail and mailing address, and request a new PIN if you think that yours might have been compromised.
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