AHS Guidance Newsletter
What's going on this month,,,
Upcoming test dates:
SAT Test
The next SAT Test Date is: Saturday, March 14th
You can still register for this test date, if you are willing to pay a late fee.
The quickest and easiest way to register for the SAT is online at:
http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/
ACT Test
The next ACT Test Date is: Saturday, April 18th
Registration Deadline: March 13th
The quickest and easiest way to register for the ACT is online at:
Financial Aid Night, March 3, 5:30-6:30 pm at AHS
Completing the FAFSA® (or Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the first step toward getting federal aid for college, career school, or graduate school. Completing the FAFSA is free and quick. It gives you access to the largest source of financial aid to pay for college.
At this workshop you will actually fill out your FAFSA.
The FAFSA asks for information about you (your name, date of birth, address, etc.) and about your financial situation. Depending on your circumstances (for instance, when you filed taxes or what tax form you used), you might need the following information or documents as you fill out the FAFSA:
· Your Social Security number (it’s important that you enter it correctly on the FAFSA!)
· Your parents’ Social Security numbers
· Your driver’s license number
· Your Alien Registration number, if you are not a U.S. citizen
· 2014 Federal tax information or tax returns including IRS W-2 information, for your parents if you are a dependent student:
· IRS 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ
· Foreign tax return and/or
· Tax return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federal States of Micronesia, or Palau
· Records of your untaxed income, such as child support received, interest income, and veterans noneducation benefits, for you, and for your parents
· Information on cash; savings and checking account balances; investments, including stocks and bonds and real estate but not including the home in which you live; and business and farm assets
If you don’t fill out the FAFSA, you could be missing out on a lot of financial aid! We’ve heard a number of reasons students think they shouldn’t complete the FAFSA. Here are a few:
· “I (or my parents) make too much money, so I won’t qualify for aid.”
· “Only students with good grades get financial aid.”
· “The FAFSA is too hard to fill out.”
· “I’m too old to qualify for financial aid.”
The reality is, EVERYONE should fill out the FAFSA!