Senior Financial Aid Day
2016
What is FAFSA?
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
*The online application you will need to be eligible for financial aid
*Needs to be filled out once a school year
*Tells the college your EFC so that they can determine how much financial aid you will receive if you attend that particular college
Why fill out the FAFSA?
Types of Aid
Financial Aid Process: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/financial-aid-process.png
Types of Aid: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/types-of-aid.png
Federal Student Aid at a Glance: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/2015-16-do-you-need-money.pdf
Federal vs Private: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/loans/federal-vs-private
Loans: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/loans
Compare Loans: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/federal-loan-programs.pdf
Getting a Federal Loan: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/get-loan.png
Frequent FAFSA Questions
Resources: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/resources
Dependency Status: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/dependency-status.png
Who is my parent: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/who-is-my-parent.png
IRS Retrieval Tool: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/transfer-tax-info-to-fafsa.png
FAFSA Email Processing
FAFSA Email SAR Report Ready
Student Aid Report (SAR) Example
SAR Example 2
SAR Example 3
Where can I get help with the FAFSA?
February 14th: College Goal Sunday! http://www.ohiocollegegoalsunday.org/
Butler County FAFSA Days:
January 28th: Ross High School 2:00 - 7:00pm
February 3: New Miami High School 12:00 - 7:00pm
February 4: Hamilton High School 12:00 - 6:30pm
Help from Home:
1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243)
web chat available: https://studentaidhelp.ed.gov/app/home/site/fafsa
Example Financial Award Letter
Example Financial Award Letter
Example Financial Award Letter
Example Financial Award Letter
Overview of a Financial Aid Letter
2 Year College Scholarships!
Miami Hamilton/Middletown: No additional application but must file FAFSA by Feb 15
Cincinnati State Feb 15th: http://www.cincinnatistate.edu/admission-financial-aid/financial-aid-scholarships/financial-aid-scholarships/scholarships
UC Blue Ash: No additional application but must file FAFSA by Feb 15
Sinclair: No additional application. $3,000 tech prep scholarship is automatic with some conditions
More Scholarships
http://www.ohioacte.org/scholarship
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/42c31897cb27fd8fc990cad39/files/CharlesWarrenScholarshipApp2016_01.pdf
http://jlvcollegecounseling.com/2016/01/06/scholarships-with-february-2016-deadlines/
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search#
http://jlvcollegecounseling.com/2016/01/02/scholarship-saturday-january-2-2016/