Team College & Career

Campus Visit Resources

Diversity Overnight and Fly-In Program Opportunities

Note: it is always best to confirm opportunity availability and process directly through the school's website and/or admissions office.

Class of 2022: please submit your financial documents to AF HS College and Career Counselors here.

FAFSA

FAFSA determines eligibility for federal student aid (Ex: Pell Grant, Federal Subsidized Loan, Federal Unsubsidized Loan). You can complete the FASFA4caster to preview your estimated family contribution (EFC).

To complete a FAFSA, both student and parent must have their own FSA IDs, which can be made at fafsa.ed.gov. Once you have a student and parent FSA ID and after 10/1/2021, you can begin working on a FAFSA application at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

Federal Deadlines

2021–22 Academic Year

FAFSA^® forms must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central time (CT) on June 30, 2022. Any corrections or updates must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CT on Sept. 10, 2022.

2020–21 Academic Year

FAFSA forms must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CT on June 30, 2021. Any corrections or updates must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CT on Sept. 11, 2021.

College Deadlines

Each college may have its own deadline. Check with the college(s) you’re interested in attending. You may also want to ask your college about its definition of an application deadline. Is it the date your FAFSA form is processed or the date the college receives your processed FAFSA data?

State Deadlines

Each state has its own deadline.

Class of 2022:

Financial documents that are helpful to have on file include:

-Parent 2020 1040 tax return (SIGNED)

-Parent 2020 w2

-Student 2020 1040 tax return (if student filed taxes)

-Student 2020 w2 (regardless of tax filing status)

-Parent 2020 unemployment compensation records

-Parent 2020 disability statement (ex: SSI)

-Parent 2020 tax return transcript (this can be requested from IRS after taxes have been filed)

-Student 2020 tax return transcript (if student filed taxes)

-Parent 2020 non-tax filer statement (if parent did not file taxes, this can be requested from IRS)

Watch this video for step-by-step FAFSA instructions.

Parent FSA ID Step-by-Step Instructions

CSS Profile

Your CSS Profile determines your eligibility for institutional student aid; not all schools require it. Click here for a list of schools that require the CSS. To complete a CSS Profile, use the student's CollegeBoard log-in and you can begin working on a CSS Profile application.

Non-Custodial Parent CSS Profile Process & Waiver Request Form

Recommended Documents to have ready for CSS submission:

• 2020 Parent retirement account total (ex: 401k, 503b, pension, IRA)

• If you own your home, home value & mortgage summary

• If you own a car, car value & loan summary

• All documents listed above in FAFSA recommended document list

CSS Profile Step-by-Step Video

Obtaining a Tax Return Transcript

Scholarships

It is encouraged and recommended that students use their personal statement and requested letters of recommendations for scholarships. Students should contact their college counselor via email to request transcripts and letters of recommendation at least 2 school days before the scholarship deadline.

It is encouraged and recommended that students and families develop a plan for scholarship submission over the course of the 12th grade year. Successful students and families have set aside 1 hour/week to submit scholarship applications throughout the school year.

Recommended scholarship databases:

• Going Merry

• Scholarships360

• Scholly

• ScholarSnapp

• Peer Lift

Look below to view our new scholarships database. Click here to view in another page.

Student Visits to College Campuses

If your student will be visiting a college campus, please:

• • • • 48 hours before your planned absence, complete the Campus Visit: Request for Excused Absence form.

      • Your college counselor will write back to confirm if your absence will be excused.

        1. • Reasons why a visit might not be approved:

             1. The form was submitted less than 48 hours before a visit;

             2. You've never discussed the college and it's not on your list;

             3. Your college counselor has already communicated that they do not recommend taking the time away from school at this point in time.

      • By 8:00AM on the morning of a student's scheduled absence, your college counselor will then email our Operations/Main Office to notify them of the excused absence.

      • It is the student's responsibility to notify teachers that you will be gone from class, make arrangements for missing work and/or make-up work. It is encouraged and recommended that students reach out to teachers at least 48 hours before absence.

September College & Career Counseling Monthly Email: (CLICK HERE)

October College & Career Counseling Monthly Email: (CLICK HERE)