For applicants applying to college, the FAFSA goes live this Saturday, October 1. Edvisors offers Everything You Need to Know About the 2017–2018 FAFSA. And I highly recommend that you return to their site on or after October 1 to download their free guide, Filing the FAFSA 2017-2018 Edition, which includes line-by-line instructions (along with screenshots) for completing the FAFSA.