1. FAFSA Preparation 11 th Grade Prepare for Postsecondary Financial Aid #3

2. Pre-Test 1.What is FAFSA an acronym for? 2.When do you need to start working on your FAFSA application? 3.What does the FAFSA4caster do?

3. Objectives Understand the importance of completing the FAFSA application Learn more details about the FAFSA Find financial aid estimate information from colleges of interest websites Know how to use the FAFSA4caster Update Postsecondary Plan

4. Review Last Lesson Word students should type in the Search Field at colleges websites for Financial Aid info – Tuition Major costs for a postsecondary education – Tuition, Fees, Room, Board Types of financial aid that students don’t need to pay back – Grants, Scholarships, Work Study

5. FAFSA Information 1.Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) 2.First and required step to receive college financial aid 3.Most states and colleges use FAFSA information to award non-federal aid

6. More FAFSA Information 1.Can complete after January 1 st before your freshman year in college 2.Complete tax return before the FAFSA 3.Should complete FAFSA in January to learn financial aid amounts before making college decision 4.Students applying for early decision can often get financial aid estimate

7. How much aid will I receive? 1.Some aid determined by college financial aid office 2.Based on your FAFSA information 3.FAFSA calculates your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) toward expenses 4.Common types of financial aid – Grants, scholarships, work study, loan

8. www.fafsa.gov

9. Apply for PIN Number in December

10. Alexandria Technical/Community College

11. Student Financial Services

12. FAFSA4caster

13. Financial Aid Estimate

14. Low Income Student: Update Postsecondary Plan

15. Find Financial Aid Estimate 1.Find financial aid estimate on colleges of interest websites 2.And/or 3.Use the FAFSA4caster – www.Fafsa4Caster.ed.gov www.Fafsa4Caster.ed.gov 4.Record financial aid estimates 5.Update Postsecondary Plan

16. Pair and Share 1.Will you use your colleges of interest financial aid estimate webpage or the FAFSA4caster? 2.What type of financial aid do you think will help you the most? Why?

17. Post-Test 1.What is FAFSA an acronym for? 2.When do you need to start working on your FAFSA application? 3.What does the FAFSA4caster do?

18. Review FAFSA acronym – Free Application for Federal Student Aid When to start working on FAFSA application – January before your freshman year of college What the FAFSA4caster does – Provides a college financial aid estimate