- Some colleges have financial aid deadlines
- Some aid/grant money is first-come first-serve
- You need the FAFSA completed to be eligible for scholarships you apply for
- The sooner you complete the FAFSA, the sooner you can receive a financial aid award letter, which will help you determine your final school choice
We will be having another FAFSA workshop in late January - I will keep you updated on that information. In the meantime, you CAN start your FAFSA on your own. Here is some of the information you will need in order to complete your application:
- Social Security number (parents and students) and drivers license
- Last years tax returns and W2 forms
- Records of untaxed income like welfare and veterans benefits
- Current asset info, such as bank statements, brokerage statements, mortgage info
I will be reviewing how to fill out the FAFSA more in depth but these are the steps you need to take right now.
Visit www.pin.ed.gov NOW and get a PIN number. This is your Personal Identification Number, and you will need this number EVERY SINGLE TIME that you fill out the FAFSA. You will need this number when you start the FAFSA, when you have to log back in to change something, when you sign and submit your application, when you log back in to your FAFSA next school year and fill it out all over again... This is a VERY IMPORTANT number and when you make it you MUST remember it! Your parent will also have to make a PIN number and remember it. Your PIN number is your electronic signature for your Financial Aid application and it will not be processed and submitted unless you put in your correct number.
Finally, you can begin your Financial Aid application at www.fafsa.ed.gov
DO NOT USE ANY OTHER WEBSITE BUT WWW.FAFSA.ED.GOV
Any website that CHARGES YOU MONEY to fill out your application is a SCAM
The first letter in FAFSA stands for FREEEEEE, so if you're asked to pay for anything, you're at the wrong website
Now get to work!!
-Ms. Miller-Pecora
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