Financial Aid Director April Tretter shares tips and advantages in filling out the FAFSA form.  FAFSA is the free application for federal student aid.  Two helpful tips in filling out the FAFSA form from April Tretter: 
1.  Use the IRS Data Retrieval tool to link to IRS 
2.  Sign up for the FSA-ID sooner than later 

Ms. Tretter also says two of the most common mistakes that cause the FAFSA form to be rejected: 
1.  Wrong social security number 
2.  Forgot to sign the FAFSA form 
3.  The household information is incorrect