The free application for federal student aid (FAFSA) is officially open for the 2018-2019 school year! If you're not familiar with FAFSA it is, in short, federal student aid funded by The U.S. Department of Education through a combination of grants, loans and work-study. Such aid is awarded to help with the costs of attending college (or a career school) by covering expenses such as tuition and fees, room and board and books and supplies. Financial aid is not solely limited t