Charles asks…
How do I fill out my fafsa? Going to CC and Uni in same school year?
So I’m filling out my Fafsa for college. I’m attending Community College right now in the fall and transferring to Uni in the spring. So how do I do it? Do I fill it out the same way I’ve done before or do i have to do it twice?
Michelle answers:
No, you only have to do it once. Just make sure you have BOTH federal school codes listed on the application. Just be aware that those who did their fafsas for the fall completed them back in Feb and March. You are incredibly late. If you are a current student and currently getting aid for school… You have already done the 2010-2011 fafsa.
If you haven’t don’t count on getting any aid for the fall anytime soon. Applying for aid is a process that takes weeks, usually months from start to finish.
Ruth asks…
How do I go about getting FAFSA financial aid again ?
Right after high school in 07 I recieved my financial aid and attended a community college. I didnt pass enough classes so they suspended my financial aid. Im now wanting to continue schooling at a different college. What do I need to do to recieve my financial aid through FAFSA again ?
Michelle answers:
Complete the FAFSA now if you wish to start classes in January and complete the FAFSA in January to attend classes in the Fall. If you owe money to your old school or if you are in default of any loans then you will not be able to go back to school and will not be eligible for any loans or grants through FAFSA.
James asks…
Is it possible to make a FAFSA appeal to receive more grant money?
I’m a Junior in college now and I received hardly any money because my last job payed very well. I am currently not working and I do not know how to make a FAFSA appeal or even if its possible. If you can help in any way I’ll greatly appreciate it.
Michelle answers:
You need to go to the financial aid department at your college and let them know what is going on. I had the same thing happen to me and all I had to do was prove my income had changed. I just got a letter stating that I was no longer employed and they sent in the information and I was able to receive more money for school. Good Luck!
Betty asks…
How does the FAFSA application process work?
I have a question, I wanted to know how colleges receive my financial information. I know Fafsa gives you a spot to fill out the colleges, but I have applied to more than ten colleges and they only give you ten slots so how do I kno my other 3-5 colleges know about my financial aid. I also wanted to know if I have to fill out any seperate financial forms for colleges, or is it only FAFSA or are there other forms.
Michelle answers:
Jain:
Keep in mind that the Department of Education does nothing with your FAFSA, other than compute an EFC score. The actual decision about what aid you have qualified for is made by the financial aid office at each individual school. However, each of those schools will need to receive official notification of your EFC score before they can begin to analyze your financial aid need.
The official notification takes the form of something that the Department of Education calls your ISIR (Institutional Student Information Record), and that’s why you fill out those federal school codes, so that you can instruct the Department to send ISIRs to all of the schools that you are considering.
If you used up all of the available lines on your FAFSA, you will need to ask the Department to forward your ISIR to any remaining schools. You can do that by returning to the FAFSA site (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ ) and clicking “Add or Delete a School Code” under that big number 3 on the right hand side of the page.
If you don’t ask the Department to forward that ISIR, you’re correct – the “other” schools will not “know” about your financial aid need, and they will not be able to offer you financial aid.
Good luck – I hope that helped.
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