Student Aid • Grounded Helicopter Students Win Some Financial Relief • Bankrupt Helicopter School Shoots Down Student Aspirations • Student Loan Company Agrees to End Kickbacks to Schools • Nelnet Agrees to End Payoffs to Alumni Associations • Cuomo Corrals More Student Lenders • Johns Hopkins Settles Student Loan Probe • Wells Fargo Agrees to Clean Up Student Loan Practices • New York Sues Drexel Over Student Loans • Sallie Mae Settles Student Lending Probe • Financial Aid Probe Focuses On Johns Hopkins Official • Colleges Agree to Clean Up Student Lending Practices • NY's Cuomo Blasts "Unholy Alliance" of Colleges, Lenders • Scams Target Students Seeking Financial Aid • Cuomo Widens Probe of Student Loan Industry • House Approves Cutting Student Loan Interest Rates • Study Endorses Cutting Student Loan Rates in Half • January is Time to Submit Student Aid Info • Congress Jacks Up Cost of Student Loans • About Student Financial Aid • Timeline --- • Why Does College Cost So Much?

Here's a timetable that will have you packed up and headed for campus next September.

January	Complete the FAFSA as soon as possible. It's OK to use estimated tax information to meet the filing date. (Get the form at www.fafsa.ed.gov.)
February	If you haven't completed the FAFSA, do it now! After filing the FAFSA, you will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR).
April	Schools start sending out award letters. Read yours carefully. Remember, some schools place a time limit on the offer, so don't miss the deadline.
May	Notify the school's financial aid office of any scholarships you have been awarded. This may affect your student aid eligibility.
June	If you have accepted a loan, you will need to sign a promissory note, promising to pay the money back. Parents may be required to sign also.
July	Find out when you must pay tuition, fees, room and board and plan how you will do so. Be sure you know when your financial aid will be disbursed and whether you can defer paying some charges until the funds are available.
August	School starts. Be sure to bring enough money for all the things you'll need during the first week -- books, supplies, deposits, etc.