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Financial Aid

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Steps to the Financial Aid Process

1. Fall of SENIOR year - Take your college entrance exam (ACT/SAT)
2. By December 1 - parent & student need to apply for their FEDERAL PIN.
3. January 1 or after - make your FAFSA application (have your Federal PIN handy!)
4. January 1 or before - apply to your college or university of choice (if you don't apply, the admissions office will not know what to do with your FAFSA application).

STEP 1!!! - Get to know FSA

Complete the FAFSA Pre-Application Worksheet!!

Federal Student Aid - This link will assist you in all your federal financial aid needs.  You can register for you PIN, apply for you FAFSA (see description below), and get assistance in every aspect of your career and college decisions.

STEP 2!!!

Parents & Students must each register for a separate PIN online, by Dec. 1!!!!

STEP 3!!!

STEP 4!!!

Apply to the College of your choice - see college websites at College Webs

Remember, your FAFSA will not be recognized by the school of your choice if that school does not have your application for admissions on file.

Fastweb Newsletter 8-04: Beware of Scholarship Scams!!!!

Sign up with FastWeb to get national scholarships that match your profile.

Excellent resource for scholarships and "how to" info.

Other Resources

Financing Your Education PowerPoint - a helpful presentation from FastWeb that describes the financial aid process.

Scholarship Scams -- good article to read before you begin a scholarship search.  This is from UCLA's web site.

 Access America - FAFSA, Federal programs, Financial Aid Advisor, Americorps, scholarships and grants; student loans; state financial aid; work-study; military funding; budget calculators 

NSLDS Student Access - The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is the U.S. Department of Education's central database for student aid. It provides a centralized, integrated view of each student's loans and Pell grants. The site displays information on loan and/or grant amounts, outstanding balances, loan statuses and disbursements (loan histories).
College Is Possible: American Council on Education
CollegeBoard: Paying for College

CollegeScholarships.com
 

FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page

Sallie Mae (calculators for loan costs, repayments)
Scholarship Resource Network
Scholarships.com

Student Guide (US Dept. of Education)
UCLA Scholarship Resource Center - worldwide scholarship resources