1. Financial Aid: Getting Started Cambridge High School November 29, 2012

2. What is Financial Aid?  Scholarships  Grants  Work Study  Loans

3. Sources of financial aid:  Federal Department of Education  Colleges and universities  State governments  Private foundations and organizations

4. What is Required?  FAFSA-Free Application for Federal Student Aid  Recent Tax Returns  CollegeBoard CSS Profile  Noncustodial Parent Profile  Institutional Application

5. FAFSA

6. FAFSA PIN

7. Tax Returns  Previous year…for 2013-14 academic year, 2012 tax return needed. For 2014-15 academic year, 2013 tax return needed  All pages including W-2’s and other statements  If no taxes filed, W-2’s or other benefit statements

8. CollegeBoard

9. CollegeBoard Big Future

10. CSS Profile

11. Noncustodial Profile

12. Institutional Applications  Needed at some colleges & universities but not all.  Usually found on a Financial Aid Office website  Provides additional basic information

13. Notes  Start early-don’t wait for admission decision  Review Financial Aid Office website  Visit Financial Aid Office on college visit  Utilize Net Price Calculator from college website  Ask questions  “If you don’t apply, you can’t qualify.”

14. Contacts  www.fafsa.ed.gov www.fafsa.ed.gov  1.800.433.3243  www.collegeboard.org www.collegeboard.org  www.collegeboard.com www.collegeboard.com  1.800.778.6888  www.GAcollege411.org www.GAcollege411.org  1.800.505.4732 or 770.724.9000