Would you or your students would like to know the answer for the following federal financial aid (FAFSA) frequently asked questions? If so, please open the attached document.
1. Where can I go to get assistance if I have questions while I am completing the FAFSA?
2. Why does the Department of Education ask for income information from the year before I go to school?
3. What should I (the student) do if my family has unusual circumstances that aren’t mentioned in the application?
4. What should I (the student) do if I cannot get my parent’s data to report on the FAFSA?
5. If I live with an aunt, uncle, or grandparent, should that relative’s income be reported on my FAFSA?
6. I’m not sure if I am interested in work-study during the school year. What should I enter for the questions asking if I am interested in being considered for work-study?
7. What if I live with a girlfriend or boyfriend who pays the rent?
8. What’s the difference between cash support and in-kind support?
9. I am now a U.S. citizen but have an Alien Registration Number (A-Number). How do I indicate this on the application?
10. I’m going to get married this summer. How do I answer the question that asks if I am married?
11. If I’m an emancipated minor, am I now independent?
12. What if I am in legal guardianship, am I now independent?
13. If I was a National Guard or Reserve enlistee and was called to active duty or was an active duty military member, am I considered a veteran for purposes of completing the FAFSA?
14. If I am currently serving in the National Guard or as a Reserve enlistee and am called to active duty, am I considered an independent student for purposes of completing the FAFSA?
15. I’ll be filing a tax return this year but I probably won’t get around to it until April. How should I answer the financial questions? Should I wait to fill out this form after I’ve filed my tax return?
16. If my parents are divorced, whose information do I need?
17. I am entering financial information for my mother and stepfather on the FAFSA. Should I give my father’s Social Security number (SSN) and last name, or my stepfather’s?
18. What should I do if my parent with whom I live is remarried and my stepparent refuses to supply information?
19. How does a family decide who should be counted in the household size?
20. My parents separated four months ago. I live with my mother. My parents filed a joint tax return and claimed me as an exemption. Do I report income for both parents, or for just my mother?
21. If I (the student) am separated but filed a joint tax return, how is the information reported?
22. Who qualifies to be counted in the number in school?
23. When does my school have to receive the results from my application?
24. What if I don’t get a Student Aid Report (SAR) or SAR Acknowledgement, or I need another copy of that form?
25. What if I think somebody is misusing federal student aid funds?
Ramon L. Rodriguez
Financial Aid
05/10/2011
Attachments:
 11-12 R FAFSA FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.pdf
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