Paying for college 101
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Paying for College 101
Indiana College Cost Estimator
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Indiana College Cost Estimator
0 www.indianacollegecosts.org 0 Understand the financial aid process 0 Calculate college costs 0 Explore Indiana colleges
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The Financial Aid Process
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The Importance of Filing FAFSA
0 Free Application for Federal Student Aid 0 Key to receiving federal and state financial aid 0 Loans 0 Grants 0 Twenty-First Century Scholars
0 www.fafsa.ed.gov 0 Must be filed by March 10 (Indiana deadline) of student’s
senior year
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The FAFSA Process
0 College Goal Sunday: February 23, 2014!
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EFC 0 Estimated Family Contribution
1. Student Income – in 2013 the approximate limit was $6,962 before adding to EFC
2. Student Assets – cash, savings, investments 3. Parent Income and Assets Contribution
-Number in Household -Number of children in college -Age of older parent/stepparent -Number of working parents/stepparents
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Calculate Your College Costs
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Comparing Financial Awards 0 Goal is to have the smallest amount of out-of-pocket and
loans. 0 Scholarships 0 College financial aid websites 0 Dollars for Scholars FastWeb www.fastweb.com
College Board's Scholarship Search www.collegeboard.com FindTuition.com www.findtuition.com ScholarSite www.scholarsite.com ScholarshipExperts.com www.scholarshipexperts.com Collegetoolkit.com www.collegetoolkit.com
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Explore Indiana Colleges
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Explore Indiana Colleges 0 Map, College Profiles List 0 Statistics 0 Cost Information 0 Admissions Information 0 Links to college websites
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Don’t Forget!
Indiana College Cost Calculator www.indianacollegecosts.org
College Goal Sunday: February 23, 2014