Steps to create a FAFSA PIN
1. Go to pin.ed.gov online and look at the toolbar on the left side. Find the link entitled "Apply for a Pin" and click it, which takes you to an overview page with general information about the application process.
2. Select Next
3. Enter your personal information. This includes Social Security number, first and last name, middle initial, and birth date, address, and email information.
4. Select a challenge question from the drop-down menu and provide an answer. Make sure you provide an answer you can remember, as you may need to use this information to log in at a later date.
5. Create your own four-digit PIN number if you wish. If not, skip this step and submit your PIN application. Select the display pin now option so that they will show you the PIN you created or were assigned. Please print out that page!
6. Click Next
7. Click on I agree
8. Click on Submit My Pin Application
9. Write Down Your Pin Reference Number
10. Retrieve your PIN after the government sends it to the email address you provided. (This is only because they verify your information before your PIN becomes official!) This could take a day or two. Keep the number in a safe place, as it will stay with you throughout your college career.
11. If you plan on applying for financial aid for the school of your choice through the FAFSA, you must also create a PIN for one of your parents using their information (name/social security/address/etc.). If you or your parent are not comfortable giving out their personal information, you may still submit your FAFSA, but through the “mail-in” method. If you choose this option, you must print out a signature page and have your parent sign it, then mail it in to the address listed on the sheet.
1. Go to pin.ed.gov online and look at the toolbar on the left side. Find the link entitled "Apply for a Pin" and click it, which takes you to an overview page with general information about the application process.
2. Select Next
3. Enter your personal information. This includes Social Security number, first and last name, middle initial, and birth date, address, and email information.
4. Select a challenge question from the drop-down menu and provide an answer. Make sure you provide an answer you can remember, as you may need to use this information to log in at a later date.
5. Create your own four-digit PIN number if you wish. If not, skip this step and submit your PIN application. Select the display pin now option so that they will show you the PIN you created or were assigned. Please print out that page!
6. Click Next
7. Click on I agree
8. Click on Submit My Pin Application
9. Write Down Your Pin Reference Number
10. Retrieve your PIN after the government sends it to the email address you provided. (This is only because they verify your information before your PIN becomes official!) This could take a day or two. Keep the number in a safe place, as it will stay with you throughout your college career.
11. If you plan on applying for financial aid for the school of your choice through the FAFSA, you must also create a PIN for one of your parents using their information (name/social security/address/etc.). If you or your parent are not comfortable giving out their personal information, you may still submit your FAFSA, but through the “mail-in” method. If you choose this option, you must print out a signature page and have your parent sign it, then mail it in to the address listed on the sheet.
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