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Crosby Scholars Senior Program Newsletter - October 2022
- Financial Aid Information
- College Fair Information
- Scholarship Opportunities
- Sr. Academy Opportunities
- PDF Documents about FAFSA & How to get help
- Meet our newest staff member
- Save the Date - Crosby Scholars Senior Awards Night
FAFSA Completion & Help
FASFA opens on October 1, 2022. You will need to complete the FAFSA for the 2023-2024 year in order to obtain financial aid from your university. Check your school's guidance website for help at your high school.
Crosby Scholars is offering 2 opportunities for students and parents to learn about financial aid. Parents sign up here. Students sign up in the Crosby Scholars Student Portal.
IN PERSON
October 8, 2022 - 10 am - Understanding Financial Aid & Scholarships
Mitchell Community College, 500 W. Broad Street, Statesville, NC 28677
VIRTUAL
October 18, 2022 7pm - Understanding Financial Aid & Scholarships
Zoom link shared when you sign up your student. Or Parents can sign up on this google link.
HELP COMPLETING THE FAFSA
Mitchell Community College is offering help to any family who needs assistance to complete the FAFSA. Every Tuesday afternoon, 4pm and 5:30pm. The lab is located in the
Eason Student Services Center, Statesville Campus, Rm 105. Remind the student and one parent to create a FSA ID prior to attending a Tuesday an event. You can also remind them to bring the following:
• Your Social Security Number
• Your Alien Registration Number (if you are not a U.S. citizen)
• Your Driver’s License Number (if applicable)
• Your 2021 Federal Income Tax Return and 2021 W-2 Forms
(Note: You may be able to transfer your federal tax return information into your FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool.)
• Bank statements and records of investments (if applicable)
• Records of Your Untaxed Income (if applicable)
• Your FSA ID to sign your FAFSA electronically
You will also need most of the above information for your parent(s).
Online Help
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid
When completing your financial aid forms, use income records for the 2021 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.studentaid.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.
10 FAFSA Mistakes
CSS/Financial Aid Profile
College Visit/College Fair Deadline: Past Due
If you have not completed the form do so ASAP. If you have not had a chance to visit schools, please make every effort to attend the College Fair coming to Iredell County on October 19, 2022. I will be at each event. Simply make sure you check in with me and I will give you credit for this requirement.
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. 8th or 18th
Test Prep - Oct 8th 10 am - 12 noon
Healthcare Academy - November 3, 2022 7pm
Self-Paced Options
YouScience - Aptitude Evaluation
Financial Literacy - CFNC.ORG
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...
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).
Meet Rachael Reynolds
Advising & Outreach High School Specialist
Rachael Reynolds works with high school students in an advising and outreach role. Rachael is an alumna of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She has lived in Iredell County for 20 years. She enjoys spending time with family, the mountains and reading.
rreynolds@crosbyscholarsiredell.org
704-818-7148
Thank You to our Sponsors - Crosby Scholars Fundraiser
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