East Rockaway JR/SR HS
School Counseling Department
516-887-8300
FAFSA Update as of 1/31/24
The U.S. Department of Education released an Electronic Announcement notifying the field that institutions would receive FAFSA applicant information in March at the earliest.
Essentially, this means admissions decisions, scholarships and financial aid info may be delayed longer than normal for many seniors across the country.
The East Rockaway School Counseling Department will continue to monitor this situation and keep the community posted on new updates.
Copy of 2425 FAFSA Filing HS Night.pptxOn 11/27 Ms. Bettyanne Morelli, Financial Aid Officer from Hofstra University presented about the Financial Aid Process to our families. You can view her presentation here.
For help filling out your financial aid forms check out this FAFSA WALKTHROUGH VIDEO
The 2024-25 New York State Tuition Assistance Program Application is now open!
The application is available at hesc.ny.gov/TAP (NYS Higher Education Services Corporation - NYS TAP).
Students do not need to wait for the release of the FAFSA to complete their TAP application.
Students will need to create a HESCPIN Account using their email address and create a unique password to access the TAP application. Students who have a NYS Driver’s License, non-driver ID, or Student ID will be asked to include that information when creating their HESC Account.
Since HESC verifies the information in the NYS TAP Application with the information submitted in your FAFSA, students who complete their TAP prior to the FAFSA release will need to complete their FAFSA by February 15, 2024, or their saved TAP application will be deleted, and they’ll need to submit a new TAP application.
Once students complete their FAFSA, they can use the link at the end of the FAFSA to return to and submit their TAP application for processing.