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FAFSA 201: Corrections, Special Circumstances, and Next Steps Revised 9/2013 • Understand ing the FAFSA • FAFSA Filing • Correction s • Special Circumstan ces Next Steps Filing a Renewal FAFSA

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

• Understanding the FAFSA

• FAFSA Filing

• Corrections• Special

Circumstances• Next Steps

• Filing a Renewal FAFSA

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Financial Aid Overview

Paying for College

Family Financing

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Agenda

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Making Updates and Corrections

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Log-in Screen

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Welcome Screen

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Correction Entry

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List of Changes

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No Changes to Make

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Making Updates and Corrections

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Agenda

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Filing FAFSA With Tax Estimates

IRS DRT

available the 1st

Sunday in Feb

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IRS Data Retrieval Tool

1-2 weeks

6-8 weeks

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IRS DRT Eligibility

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IRS Data Retrieval

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Transferred IRS Data

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What if the DRT isn’t used?

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

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Agenda

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Verification

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Required Documentation

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Agenda

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Common Mistakes

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Agenda

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Dependency Questions

Emancipated Minor Legal Guardianship Homelessness Independent

students who are determined dependent by DOE

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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

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Homeless Youth Determination

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Independent, But Determined Dependent

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

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Independent Students

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What is a Special Circumstance?

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No Special Circumstance + No Parent Info

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Agenda

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Special Financial Circumstances

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Agenda

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Appeal Process

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Agenda

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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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Agenda

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Financial Aid OverviewFinancial Aid Process Overview

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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

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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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