FAFSA
Need help paying for college? Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The FAFSA application opens October 1st!
The office of Federal Student Aid provides grants, loans, and work-study funds for college or career school.
You may wonder why a senior needs to complete the FAFSA if they are not planning to attend college. FAFSA:
● Allows parents and students to make informed decisions.
● The first step in finding out how much financial aid is available.
● Is NOT a loan application.
● Increases the likelihood of attending and completing college or vocational/trade school.
● Is required to be eligible for merit-based and other scholarships
● Allows students to keep all of their post-secondary options open in the event circumstances change.
The National Center for Education and Statistics states that 90% of high school seniors who complete the FAFSA attend college directly out of high school. Each year, more than 18 million people submit a FAFSA. The US Department of Education provides more than $120 billion dollars in federal student aid.
fafsa_rackcard.pdf
Looking at private and/or out of state schools? Need more information before getting started with your CSS Profile application? We are here to help.
Helpful Tips and Resources
Highlights – Tour our CSS Profile Overview
Documents at the ready – You will need your most recently completed tax returns, W-2 forms and other records of current year income, records of untaxed income and benefits, assets and bank statements.
User Account – If you have a College Board account, sign in using the same credentials (.pdf/258KB). This will save you time and help us apply fee waivers you received to your CSS Profile application.
Save and Return – You do not need to complete the entire application at one time.
Deadlines – To make sure your application will be considered on time, submit your CSS Profile by midnight Eastern Time of your earliest priority filing date.
2021-2022 FAFSA Checklist.pdf
