FAFSA 201: Corrections, Special Circumstances, and Next StepsRevised 9/2013

• Understanding the FAFSA

• FAFSA Filing

• Corrections• Special

Circumstances• Next Steps

• Filing a Renewal FAFSA

Financial Aid Overview

Paying for College

Family Financing

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Making Updates and Corrections

Log-in Screen

Welcome Screen

Correction Entry

List of Changes

No Changes to Make

Making Updates and Corrections

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Filing FAFSA With Tax Estimates

IRS DRT

available the 1st

Sunday in Feb

IRS Data Retrieval Tool

1-2 weeks

6-8 weeks

IRS DRT Eligibility

IRS Data Retrieval

Transferred IRS Data

What if the DRT isn’t used?

Requesting Tax Transcripts•www.irs.gov•(800) 908-9946

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Verification

Required Documentation

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Common Mistakes

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Dependency Questions

Emancipated Minor Legal Guardianship Homelessness Independent

students who are determined dependent by DOE

Emancipated Minor/Legal Guardianship?

YES NO*you can provide a copy of a court’s decision that you ARE or WERE immediately before you reached adulthood in your state.

*you are still a minor and the court decision is no longer in effect*the court decision was not in effect when you became an adult. *you simply don’t live at home*you claim yourself as your own guardian*your parent is your legal guardian

Homeless Youth Determination

Independent, But Determined Dependent

NOT INDEPENDENT: If parents simply refuse to help pay for college or give student information

Independent Students

What is a Special Circumstance?

No Special Circumstance + No Parent Info

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Special Financial Circumstances

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Appeal Process

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Undocumented Students

WorkPart-time enrollmentSaveScholarshipsHB 1079Community College

•TheWashBoard.org•LatinoCollegeDollars.org•Scholarshipsa-z.org•CollegeSuccessFoundation.org•Campanaquetzal.org•Maldef.org•ca-core.org•Salef.org•scholarshipsforhispanics.org•migrant.net/migrant/scholarships.htm

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Financial Aid OverviewFinancial Aid Process Overview

Who You Gonna Call?

Contact FAFSA PIN issues Understanding FAFSA

questions Submission issues

Contact Financial Aid Office Deadlines Required documentation ?’s about scholarships

and student aid How/where to submit

required info When $ will be received Additional available

funds

Resources

s Financial Aid Office FAFSA:

fafsa.gov College Goal Sunday (collegegoalsundaywa.org)

Federal student aid: studentaid.ed.gov

College Bound: wsac.wa.gov

USA Funds online presentations: usafunds.webex.com

Participate in*Understanding & Comparing Financial Aid Packages*Scholarship Strategies*Student Loans 101: Know Before You Borrow

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