FAFSA
FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Majority of the students who apply for FAFSA are eligible to receive federal loans, scholarships, grants and/or to participate in work-studies to help pay for college. The FAFSA opens on October 1st and most colleges have a priority deadline of March 1st. The earlier you submit the better!
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Create your FAFSA account and apply for financial aid and complete the North Carolina Residency Determination Service (RDS). All students who wish to receive in state tuition for NC colleges MUST complete NC RDS. * In state tuition is typically 3x lower than out of state tuition!
Please see our college advisor for help completing your FAFSA and NC Residency!
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Filling Out Your FAFSA
Creating an FSA ID
Determining Your Dependency
Completing RDS