Introduction to MyFSA

What is MyFSA?

MyFSA is your personal portfolio. When you create your account, we will provide you with a MyFSA account in which to store all your information.

How do I access MyFSA?

You can access your individual MyFSA account at anytime by simply logging on with your username and password. You will only have access to MyFSA if you create an account. The reason for this is the information you enter is highly confidential and must be password-protected. Once you create your account you will automatically have your own MyFSA account and anytime you return to this site you will be able to access it with your username and password.

How do I use MyFSA?

To access MyFSA, you must first logon to the site. Once you logon, the different MyFSA sections will be visible to you in the left column of the screen. Any information you save in the site will be displayed in MyFSA. To go directly to a particular section of MyFSA, you may click on the corresponding link for that section.

What is in MyFSA?

Applications

Once you begin an application, MyFSA will track where you stopped entering your information and will link you to all applications in progress. It will also provide the date and confirmation number of your submitted applications.

Colleges

Any colleges you add to MyFSA will be stored in and accessed through this area. These colleges will automatically be used in worksheets and tables calling for colleges. You may add or delete colleges from this list at anytime.

Profile

The information you enter about yourself will be stored in your Profile. Make sure to keep your information as accurate and up-to-date as possible. The Profile will be used to fill in your college applications, FAFSA and FAFSA4caster automatically, and search for potential scholarships that match your profile.

Financial Aid

You may store and access any scholarships, loans, and cost of attendance information saved in the Financial Aid Wizard. You can even calculate an estimated family contribution (EFC). This section of MyFSA also uses the schools from the Colleges section above to calculate approximate costs. At your option, profile information can be used to pre-populate certain fields on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), FAFSA4caster, and electronic college admission applications.

Event Calendar

You may access your personal or college events on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.

Careers

Once you have completed the Self Assessment and Career Finder, any careers or majors that have met your specifications can be stored and accessed here.

Planner Output

Once you have completed the Student Planner, your results can be stored and accessed here.

Who has access to MyFSA? Is it private?

The only way to access MyFSA is with your individual username and secret password. We will only provide your information to third parties if you indicate that you would like us to do so. We recommend you read our privacy statement.