You should not wait to complete the FAFSA after you have been accepted to a college. The FAFSA opens on October 1st each year. That means if you apply to the FAFSA on October 1st of the current year, that application will be for the coming school year. The federal deadline for the FAFSA is June 30th, but each state may have their own deadlines that are sooner. If you wait to hear back from a school about your acceptance in spring, you may not be left with much time to apply to the FAFSA. We strongly advise you not to wait!