Jenny asks…
What does fafsa do with your parents information?
Okay, so you submit their tax info and social security. They just check that is accurate and the social security is real? Do they run any further information?
Reason why I ask is because my dad doesn’t feel comfortable if fafsa would call his welfare office to check the status of how many household members he claimed if I say I live with my dad and the step mom with my two brothers? I support myself and don’t live with neither parent.
Michelle answers:
Who do you live with? You support yourself? You need to talk to the financial aid officer at the college you are planning to attend. Tell them your circumstances as far as where and who you are living with and for how long and how long you have been supporting yourself. They will let you know if you need to add your parents’ information on the FAFSA.
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Laura asks…
How do you fill out FAFSA when transferring to another college?
I plan to transfer to a four year school starting January of 2013 (spring semester of 2013). Do I need to fill out my FAFSA differently for this year, or do I wait until next years FAFSA?
If I do have to make a change, do I just list the college I will be transferring to along side my community college, or is their some special part of the form involving transfers to another school?
Michelle answers:
Since the Spring 2013 Semester is part of the 2012-13 Academic Year, and thus relative to your 2012-13 FAFSA application, of course you have to denote your transfer school choice on your application if you expect to be eligible to receive funding there.
Sandra asks…
How do I use my Fafsa to pay for registration?
I’m going to register for my classes tomorrow. I applied for fafsa and it said I could recieve a $5000 grant. I havn’t recieved any money from it and I think I have to pay fees tomorrow but I’m broke.. Does the Fafsa info just automatically go to the school to which I’m applying to? Do I have to pay right then and there or just before the semester starts? (Semester starts in a few weeks and its a community college btw) thanks.
Michelle answers:
You ARE NOT too late! If you already filled out your FAFSA for the 2012-2013 fiscal year & it said that you could receive a $5000 grant then all you need to do is go to your selected school & take testing so you can register for classes. I’m a student right now & when I log into my school email account, there is an announcement on the board that says “Haven’t filled out the FAFSA for Spring 2012? It’s not too late!”. The school will be able to pull up the info that you submitted on your FAFSA; the school does not get paid the grant money until after the add/drop period, which is usually 2-3 weeks after class starts. Contact admissions &/or the financial aid office; they’ll tell you what steps to take. You should be able to enroll.
William asks…
How long does it take for a school to receive my fafsa if I do it online?
My mom is finishing up her taxes now and is going to file them in the next couple days. My first choice school’s deadline to receive my fafsa and the collegeboard profile thing is February 1st. How long, after completed and submitted, does my fafsa take to get processed and arrive at the school? Thanks.
Michelle answers:
Once you finish the FAFSA you have to wait for it to be processed. This means they are taking in your information, seeing if anything is missing. It can take up to 2 weeks if you did it online (usually less). You can log onto your FAFSA and it will say processed when it has been processed. You wont get an email about the processing status, just check daily yourself. Then you wait while they put that information into a formula they used which the result will be your EFC, estimated family contribution. This number is not how much you get or how much you pay. This is just a result of the formula they use and a measure of your financial strength. They will then put this EFC and a recap of your FAFSA in a report called SAR, student aid report. From the time your FAFSA says processed to the time your SAR is ready will be up to 2 weeks (usually less). You will get an email saying our SAR is ready. You just log into FAFSA to view it. They will also send this SAR directly to the colleges you listed on your FAFSA. Those colleges which you applied to who offer you admittance will then create a financial aid award offer for you based on your EFC. The lower the EFC the more financial aid you need based on your FAFSA results. They will then create a financial aid award offer for you. This can include grants, student loans, parent loans, federal work study and aid your college offers and state offers. Usually for fall the award offers will get to you by early mid april by email, snail mail or both. Then you look over the offers from the different colleges, choose a college to attend, and then you will accept and deny each type of aid they may offer you. The way you receive the aid differs per school but federal aid is most always deposited into your college account. My daughter gets hers per semester on the disbursement dates which is about 2 weeks before the semester. These dates she knows because they are posted on her account she logs into. The college will automatically take out their charges like tuition, fees, housing and meal plan and any left over is your refund. They could mail it or my daughters college uses a debit card visa
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