Students who fall into any of the above categories and who provide a valid e-mail address will receive an e-mail with a link to their PIN. If they did not provide an e-mail address or the address they provided was invalid, they will receive a PIN mailer.

You also can obtain more detailed information on how to use the PIN from www.pin.ed.gov.

Current student and parent PIN holders must activate their PINs

Student and parent PIN holders must each activate their PIN before initial use in 2005-06. The PIN must be activated prior to use even if you or your parent has used the PIN in the past. This is an added security measure against identity theft.  PIN activation is only required once.  To activate the PIN, go to www.pin.ed.gov and select the "Activate My PIN" link.  Follow the easy step-by-step process to activate the PIN.