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Financial aid application workshops schedule for May


The financial aid application workshop schedule for the month of May is attached.

FAFSA Tips for Applicants

1.    File a FAFSA, even if you filed one last year. You are required to complete a FAFSA every academic year you attend college if you want aid. The online FAFSA will remember you from previous applications, so you will need only to provide updated information.

2.    DON’T forget to sign the FAFSA. Make sure your parents sign in the appropriate locations. When filing online, make sure to use the correct federal PINs for you, the student, and your parents.

3.    Q: I live with my foster parents and their children. Are they my “family members?”
A: No. If you are considered independent (for example, because you are in foster care), and you have no dependent children of your own, you are a family of one (yourself).

Q: I have filled out the FAFSA as an independent student because I am a ward of the court. Do I need my father’s and/or mother’s signature(s)? I do not live with them, but I see them sometimes.
A: No. Because of your status as a ward of the court, you are considered an independent student and parental signatures are not required.

Ramon L. Rodriguez
Financial Aid
04/29/2011


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icon WORKSHOP 11 05 MAY.pdf