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Financial Aid

Check out the information in this section to learn about financial aid options. Check out the College Board's financial aid timeline below.

Summer

November

  • Research scholarship opportunities.

September

February

December

October

  • Ask your counselor about local scholarships.

  • If you are going to apply Early Decision, ask that college if they have forms for an estimate of your financial eligibility.

  • Attend a family financial aid night.

  • Use the online financial aid calculator to estimate your family's expected family contributions (EFC).

  • If you are required to, fill out the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE starting October 1

  • Request any recommendations you may need.

  • Get PINs for the FAFSA for both yourself and one of your parents at www.pin.ed.gov

  • Start gathering information for the FAFSA.

January

  • Submit your FAFSA as soon as possible after January 1st. 

  • File your FAFSA.

  • Check your CSS PROFILE ackowledgment if you submitted it. 

March

  • Submit any additional documentation (tax documents)

April

  • Compare financial aid award letters you have received.

  • Contact colleges if you have questions about financial aid.

  • Accept a financial aid package and send in your deposit to the college of your choice.

  • On the waiting list? accept the award just in case you don't make it off the waiting list.

College is too expensive for me.

High tuition is not a requirement for a quality education. College can be expensive, but there are a lot of financial aid opportunities and less expensive college options out there. Do not dismiss college just because of cost. Make sure to look into all of the financial aid you may qualify for.

My parents saved for college, so we won't qualify for aid.

Saving for college is always a good idea. You will have fewer loans to repay and it won't make you inelgible for aid if your need it. A family's share of college costs is based mostly on income, not assets such as savings.

I should live at home to cut costs.

It's wise to look into ways to reduce college costs, but living at home may not always be the best way. Be sure to consider commuting and parking costs. Living on campus may provide you with more opportunities for work and other benefits.

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