2. Financial Aid What you need to know….

3. Cost of Attendance…  University of Colorado-Boulder $19,000 Colorado State University $16,000 Small 4 year school $13,000 Colorado Mountain College $9,000 on campus / $2,500 University of Denver $46,000 Out of State Universities $20-40,000  University of Colorado-Boulder $19,000 Colorado State University $16,000 Small 4 year school $13,000 Colorado Mountain College $9,000 on campus / $2,500 University of Denver $46,000 Out of State Universities $20-40,000

4. Financial Aid= Work!!!

5. What is Financial Aid?  Funds provided to students and families to help pay for post secondary educational expenses  Scholarships, Grants, Work Study, Loans  Funds provided to students and families to help pay for post secondary educational expenses  Scholarships, Grants, Work Study, Loans

6. What is Financial Need? Cost of Attendance - Expected Family Contribution Financial Need Cost of Attendance - Expected Family Contribution Financial Need

7. FAFSA  Free Application for Federal Student Aid:  Determines Expected Family Contribution  Must be filled out no earlier than Jan. 1  Fafsa.ed.gov  Workshop January 21  Free Application for Federal Student Aid:  Determines Expected Family Contribution  Must be filled out no earlier than Jan. 1  Fafsa.ed.gov  Workshop January 21

8. What is Expected Family Contribution (EFC)? Amount a family can reasonably be expected to pay Stays the same regardless of the school attending Calculated using data from a federal application Form and a federal formula

9. CSS Profile  Extra form needed by private schools  Register at collegeboard.com  Extra form needed by private schools  Register at collegeboard.com

10. 95% Theory  Local scholarships  The school itself  Local scholarships  The school itself

11. 95% Theory  Local scholarships  The school itself  Local scholarships  The school itself

12. Scams!!

13. Websites  Finaid.org  Fastweb.com  Collegeboard.com  Collegeincolorado.org  Finaid.org  Fastweb.com  Collegeboard.com  Collegeincolorado.org

14. State/National Scholarships  Masons  Comcast  Coca-Cola  Western Undergraduate Exchange  College Opportunity Fund  Check scholarship board & BHS website  Masons  Comcast  Coca-Cola  Western Undergraduate Exchange  College Opportunity Fund  Check scholarship board & BHS website

15. Local Scholarships  LS Wood  Richard C Martin  Local Scholarship Application Comes out in late January  LS Wood  Richard C Martin  Local Scholarship Application Comes out in late January