Financial Aid and the FAFSA

Next week Jan 26, is CASH FOR COLLEGE NIGHT and it is all about getting help to fill out your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid ) application. So bring your parents and get help and if you fill out an exit survey, you are eligible to win a $1,000 scholarship! This is an ideal workshop because there will be financail aid experts there to answer questions that you or your parents might have. Save the date! Wednesday, Janurary 26, 2011 in the lecture hall.

The deadline to submit your application is March 2, 2011 but it's best to get it in as soon as possible as the money can start to run out by March. You have a better chance of getting more aid if you apply early.
Your counselors have been in the class room giving you information on what  you need for this event. The 2011-2012 worksheet is now available here. The link to the general FAFSA website is Here.

The FAFSA is an important thing to do because it is used for all kinds of scholarhips/grants such as:

• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal SEOG Grant
• Federal Work-study Program
• Federal Perkins Loan
• Federal Staffords Loans
• Federal Plus (Parent) loans
• State Cal Grang (GPA release form required) GPA Release forms can be picked up in the counseling office.

Remember, the deadline to send your FAFSA is March 2, 2011.