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Fill out the FAFSA4Caster with your parents/guardians before your senior year to see how much money you might get for financial aid. TAKE 1 STEP FORWARD Play sports and or be involved in a club and activities. TAKE 2 STEPS FORWARD Be lazy and decide to go fishing instead of finishing the College Bound Scholarship application. TAKE 5 STEPS BACK Borrow more money than you need for college so you can go on vacation, too. TAKE 2 STEPS BACK Wait to apply for the FAFSA or WASFA until the summer. STAY WHERE YOU ARE Don’t compare financial aid packages closely and end up going to a school that gives you mostly loans instead of grants. TAKE 4 STEPS BACK Apply for work-study jobs before you get to campus and get the one you wanted at the library. MOVE FORWARD 4 STEPS Learn more about the difference between the types of financial aid. TAKE 2 STEPS FORWARD Decide to use a credit card or bank loan to pay for college instead of filling out the FAFSA or the WASFA. MOVE BACK 6 STEPS Watch videos about the financial aid process on YouTube. TAKE 1 STEP FORWARD Set up a college savings account that you and your family can contribute to. TAKE 2 STEPS FORWARD Fill out the FAFSA or WASFA your first year of college but forget to do it the next year when you’re in college. TAKE 4 STEPS BACK Lose your scholarship in college because you’re failing a class. TAKE 2 STEPS BACK Only apply to community college because public and private universities are so much more expensive. TAKE 3 STEPS BACK Participate in a summer program at school that helps you with college and scholarship applications and essays. TAKE 2 STEPS FORWARD