Applying for Financial Aid Susan Ant, Director of Financial Aid - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Applying for Financial Aid Susan Ant, Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships Normandale Community College financialaid@normandale.edu, 952-358-8250 Applying for Financial Aid Begin- as early as possible Get your FSA ID
– Apply for admission (October is FREE application month for most schools) – Apply for financial aid at www.fafsa.gov or http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=2056 – Apply for scholarships
– Keep applying for scholarships – Review preliminary financial aid award notices – Make your decision by May 1
– Review FINAL financial aid award notice – Accept any loans (if applicable) – Attend registration/orientation
– Start classes – Pay your bill, after financial aid applies
– Electronic signature for all FSA sites, including the FAFSA – Student AND at least one parent (dependent) –-
– Within the FAFSA or at http://fsaid.ed.gov – Use a unique email for each user – Create username and password
– Go to http://fsaid.ed.gov, select “Edit My FSA ID” tab – Select “Forgot My…” –secure code to reset will be emailed to you
– Use 2015 federal income tax information – DO NOT use 2016 income tax information!! – NOTE: Some questions are “as of today” – Benefits of earlier filing
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– Does not mean parents are unwilling to provide info or aren’t paying for college – Does not mean student claims him/herself on federal income taxes
– Unemployment or income reduction – Marital status
– YouTube videos --see “Thinking About College?” – State Deadlines and Federal School Codes – FAFSA 4caster (estimates for students are not yet seniors)
– www.studentaid.gov – www.studentloans.gov
– https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/
– http://minnesotacollegegoal.org/
Special thanks to Valerie Knopp at St. Cloud State for the presentation!
www.fafsa.gov YouTube videos -- see “Thinking About College?” State Deadlines and Federal School Codes FAFSA 4caster (estimates for students are not yet seniors) Federal Student Aid www.studentaid.gov www.studentloans.gov Minnesota Office of Higher Education https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/ Minnesota College Goal http://minnesotacollegegoal.org/ Normandale Financial Aid Office financialaid@normandale.edu, 952-358-8250 (phone), 952-358-9005 (fax) www.normandale.edu/paying-for-college www.saltmoney.org/normandale (financial literacy and scholarship search)
www.fafsa.gov YouTube videos -- see “Thinking About College?” State Deadlines and Federal School Codes FAFSA 4caster (estimates for students are not yet seniors) Federal Student Aid www.studentaid.gov www.studentloans.gov Minnesota Office of Higher Education https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/ Minnesota College Goal http://minnesotacollegegoal.org/ Normandale Financial Aid Office financialaid@normandale.edu, 952-358-8250 (phone), 952-358-9005 (fax) www.normandale.edu/paying-for-college www.saltmoney.org/normandale (financial literacy and scholarship search)
– Apply for admission (October is FREE application month for most schools) – Apply for financial aid at www.fafsa.gov or http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=2056 – College visits
– College visits (cont.) – Review preliminary financial aid award notices – Make your decision
– Review FINAL financial aid award notice – Accept any loans (if applicable) – Attend registration/orientation
– Start classes – Pay your bill, after financial aid applies
– Apply for admission (October is FREE application month for most schools) – Apply for financial aid at www.fafsa.gov or http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=2056 – College visits
– College visits (cont.) – Review preliminary financial aid award notices – Make your decision
– Review FINAL financial aid award notice – Accept any loans (if applicable) – Attend registration/orientation
– Start classes – Pay your bill, after financial aid applies