College Bound Scholarship

• Financial Aid• FAFSA• And other next steps…

Checking in…

How is senior year going? How are your college applications

going? Please remember to seek help from

people like your counselor, Mrs. Spellman, etc

Come to FAFSA HELP NIGHT January 14 @ 6:30 pm

Filling out FAFSA to receive your College Bound Scholarship

College apps + FAFSA deadlines Even if you’re not done with your

college applications, it is time to think about filling out the FAFSA

To be eligible for the College Bound Scholarship, you must fill out your FAFSA after January 1 and before Feb. 1! Fill it out… the sooner the better!

Basic FAFSA Information

What is the FAFSA? The Free Application for Federal Student Aid Required to apply for financial aid

Where do I fill out the FAFSA? www.fafsa.ed.gov

How do schools see my FAFSA information? When you fill out the FAFSA, you select

which schools will receive this information If you haven’t finished your college

applications, it is important to still have your info sent to the schools.

What comes next

1) On January 1, you can fill out the FAFSA!2) You report financial information about

you and your family3) If your parents are divorced, you report

the information for your primary guardian4) It’s pretty easy to complete!

Step-by-step instructions for inputting information into boxes

YouTube videos guiding you through it

What documents do I need to fill out the FAFSA

A FAFSA PIN You can request your PIN before Jan. 1 on

the FAFSA website You and your parents must apply for

separate PINs Your and your parents’ Social Security

card/number or Alien registration card Your driver’s license or identification card Your and your parents’ income information

(Bank statements; a W-2 or pay stub, if you have a job; past tax return, if you filed)

Any additional financial information All of this information is in your

handouts!

After completing the FAFSA The FAFSA estimates your Expected Family

Contribution, or your EFC. This is the amount they think your family can spend on college costs.

Your FAFSA is then sent to the colleges that you list.

Colleges use the EFC to determine how much aid you will receive, including your College Bound Scholarship.

In the Spring, college sends you your financial aid offer, which includes your College Bound Scholarship.

Important Information!!! You can use last year’s tax return to estimate your

current tax information and submit the FAFSA. Changes can be made to your submitted FAFSA as

early as 3 days after submitting You must be a US citizen or legal resident to

submit a FAFSA. However, your parents do not need to be citizens or legal residents.

If you are not a US citizen, the WASFA is the form you will fill out that gives you access to financial aid See your counselor or Mrs. Spellman for more info about

the WASFA

What about the College Bound Scholarship?

You should receive confirmation from the College Bound Scholarship people that your FAFSA was received by them They will email you within 3 weeks if

you used an email address when filling out the FAFSA

Counselors will also track your FAFSA completion progress

Special circumstances

The FAFSA requires you list your biological parents’ information. See the FAFSA webpage for more info about: Living with guardians Being emancipated Divorce Parents’ unemployment

Last important information! FAFSA help night

January 14 @ 6:30 pm in the Theatre Finish your college applications!

If you need help, see Mrs. Spellman or your counselor

Keep your grades up! Colleges will see your senior year grades at

the end of the year! Apply for scholarships!

Continue to find more sources of funding for college!