Is there any benefit to filing the FAFSA now as opposed to just beating the March 1st deadline?
Although you can’t file the FAFSA until January 1st, as soon after January 1st is best. If there is any problem with the application, you will have extra time to deal with correcting the problem. In fact, you can avoid errors by filing on line. FAFSA on the Web has edits built in to catch errors before processing.