Understanding your Financial Aid Package
Help! How do I pay for college!?
Assistant Director of Recruitment and Retention Sarah Haught will be teaching you how to understand your financial aid package here at WKU. She'll also share some important information about the upcoming updates to the FAFSA. The menu for this event includes lemon rosemary chicken, rigatoni and marinara, and mini cheesecake tarts! It is strongly encouraged that you sign up using this link or the QR code so we can guarantee enough food for everyone.
What: Financial Aid Package and FAFSA Lunch and Learn
When: Wednesday 10/17/2023 or Thursday 10/18/2023 from 11:00am - 1:00pm
Where: Downing Student Union (DSU) 3020
October Lunch and Learn: Financial Aid Package and FAFSA flyer
If you aren't able to attend our first Lunch and Learn, take a look at the resources below. By the end of this module, you should be able to:
Explain different financial resources available to you, through various sources
Define your current financial situation and determine where to find additional financial resources
Determine if you are making Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) from a financial aid aspect
List a few changes to the 2024-2025 FAFSA
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Don't forget to complete the survey at the bottom to let us know if you found these resources helpful or not. You may receive credit for event attendance by completing this brief survey.
Presentation by Sarah Haught, Assistant Director for Recruitment and Retention in the Student Financial Assistance office
Below, please find the presentation Sarah used, as well as some documents for more context. The student account planning sheet will help you plan your costs and resources for the semester or the year, to help you determine how much you should take out in loans, outside scholarships, etc. Additionally, Sarah talked about Satisfactory Academic Progress, which is essential if you want to maintain your federal aid funding!
Financial Aid Presentation.pdf
Other Financial Aid Sources
If your financial aid package isn't quite what you were hoping it would be, for whatever reason, there are lots of options for additional funding:
Be sure to fill out your TopDollar application every year! The priority deadline is December 31st, 2023, so get your general application in ASAP to be considered for even more scholarships.
Check out websites like Fastweb and Nelnet Scholarships to find external scholarships that you might be eligible for. These vary in amounts, requirements, and deadlines, so pay close attention to the details.
You can even reach out to local businesses and organizations to see if they offer scholarships for employees, relatives, community members, whatever applies to you!
Wrap-Up Survey
Please complete this survey to let us know if these materials were helpful for you. You might get credit for one of your mandatory events as well, if you do!