The University of Wisconsin will change its financial aid application process this fall by adding the College Scholarship Service Profile (CSS Profile). The CSS Profile is a longer, more detailed financial aid application that will be used to distribute university financial aid, according to The Cap Times.
The CSS Profile will only need to be filled out by incoming undergraduate applicants, including transfer students. UW will not require students to fill out the form if they do not need aid from this source. Students will still need to fill out FAFSA for federal money, but the CSS aims to direct UW money to the students who need it most. The application opened Oct. 1 and the priority deadline is Dec. 1, according to The Cap Times.
Over 250 colleges and scholarship programs use the CSS Profile to distribute scholarships, many being private schools, including Beloit College and Lawrence University in Wisconsin. Other competitive public universities, including the University of Michigan, also use this system…