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Crosby Scholars Senior Program Newsletter - October 2021
- Financial Aid Information
- College Fair Information
- Scholarship Opportunities
- Sr. Academy Opportunities
- PDF Documents about FAFSA & How to get help
- Senior Portrait Fundraiser Opportunity
Timelines for Success
FAFSA Help
FASFA opens on October 1, 2021. You will need to complete the FAFSA for the 2022-2023 year in order to obtain financial aid from your university. Crosby Scholars is offering an Academy on understanding financial aid on Oct 4, at 6 pm online. Register on your student portal. We will also hold an in-person meeting on October 23, 2021 from 10 am - 12 noon. Students and register on their student portal. Parents and Advisors, if you plan on attending the in-person meeting, Please click on this link so we know how to plan.
In the past CFNC.org has offered FAFSA help days. This year because of COVID this help is going to work a little differently. Check out the PDF for registration information for virtual help with your FAFSA.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid
When completing your financial aid forms, use income records for the 2020 tax year. According to the U.S. Department of Education, electronic filing is the fastest way to apply for financial aid. It also has the ability to call to your attention many omissions errors before you submit your application. Electronic filing also reduces the chance that your data will be rejected and makes it less likely that you will have to correct your information later.
Visit www.fafsa.ed.gov and select Start A New FAFSA. You will complete one FAFSA prior to each school year you attend college. (After the first year, you will complete and submit a renewal FAFSA.) The colleges you list on your FAFSA (up to 10) will receive your information from the federal processing center electronically and will use your results to create a student financial aid award that may include federal, state, and institutional aid. List all colleges on your FAFSA to which you have applied but not been denied admission. Again, you may apply for aid prior to being admitted.
Use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool
If you've filed your income taxes, in most cases you can use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) to complete or update your FAFSA through a simple online data transfer process. If you are eligible to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, the US Department of Education highly recommends using the tool for several reasons:
- It’s the easiest way to provide your tax data.
- It’s the best way of ensuring that your FAFSA has accurate tax information.
- You won't need to provide tax transcripts to your college.
If you're ineligible or otherwise choose not to use the IRS DRT to retrieve tax information, your college may require a copy of your IRS Tax Return Transcript (or your parents’ IRS Tax Return Transcript, if you're a dependent student).
For the privacy and security of your data, your IRS information will not be visible to you after it's been imported into your FAFSA, and you will not be able to change it. Instead, "Transferred from the IRS" will appear in the fields. Although you can't see this information, it is visible to the schools' financial aid departments that you list on your FAFSA.
FAFSA Process Document - EASY TO READ
10 FAFSA Mistakes
CSS/Financial Aid Profile
College Visit/College Fair Deadline: Past Due
You can also attend one of these up-coming college fairs:
- NACAC Virtual College Fair
- CACRAO - HS College Fair - October 5 & 6 - See your Guidance Office for Details
Contact Jenniffer Jamison (jjamison@crosbyscholarsiredell.org) if you have questions.
Upcoming Senior Academies
Every senior is required to attend two academies. This year we are offering several formats to achieve this requirement. If you still need to meet this requirement, please register in your portal now for the Senior Academies that best match your needs and schedule.
Understanding Financial Aid Process -- Oct. 4, 6 pm (Zoom EVENT - Guest speaker Anna Stovall, Associate Director of Financial Aid, Davidson College)
Selective College Admissions Workshop with Duke University-- Oct. 4, 6pm - Sign up in student portal to receive the link to REGISTER with DUKE.
Special Event for MGSD Fall Break -
Jr/Sr Academy - College Access - What Should I know? - Zoom - Oct. 12, 10 am - 11 am
Healthcare Academy - October 20, 2021 6 pm - zoom
Understanding Financial Aid Process -- October 23, 10 am - 12 noon -IN PERSON Guest speaker Anna Stovall, Associate Director of Financial Aid, Davidson College) Open to students, parents and advisors. Click on this link to register
Special Event for ISS Teacher Workday - October 27, 2021 - 2 Options
- 10 Things You Need to Know before Graduating HS - 10 am - 12 noon
- Interview Workshop (Job, Scholarships & Admission) - 1pm - 3pm
- If you attend both academies we will have Lunch for you!
College 101 - Planning for Freshman Year - TBD Check the portal for dates in November and December. This will be hosted by Noah Baldwin, Near Peer Advisor with current college students to answer questions.
Self-Paced Online Academy - College Speak - go to bit.ly/speakcollege (To get credit for this academy, please print the 2-page fill in the blank form at the beginning of the course, complete the blanks while you are reviewing the material online, and return the 2page document to nbaldwin@crosbyscholarsiredell.org to get credit.
Featured Senior Academy...
Oct 4 (zoom) & 23 (In-Person)
Oct 4 , 6 pm
Oct 27 10 am & 1pm
Struggling to attend your second Academy?
Application and Scholarship Essays--Need Help?
Fall Check In
1. Spring Advisor Initial Meeting
2. Summer Advisor Meeting
3. Fall Check In
4. Spring Check In
You can find your senior advisor's contact information in your portal. If you haven't met with your senior advisor at least twice by October 31st, you will be dismissed from the program. If you have questions or concerns, contact Jenniffer Jamison (jjamison@crosbyscholarsiredell.org).
Senior Program Requirements
Iredell County Crosby Scholars Senior Program
Email: jjamison@crosbyscholarsiredell.org
Website: crosbyscholarsiredell.org
Location: 124 4th Crescent Place, Statesville, NC, United States
Phone: (704) 873-5005
Facebook: facebook.com/crosbyscholarsiredell
Twitter: @iredellcrosby