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Financial Aid 101-
Understanding your Student’s College Financial Aid
Package
How do I pay for college?
•$19,388 average, in state, 4-year public universities
•$30,916 average, out of state, 4-year public universities
•$39,028 average, 4-year private universities
EVERY YEAR!!
Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges, 2009
Financial Aid 101 – Getting Started
Understanding Your Student’s College Financial Aid
Package
• Everyone agrees that college is expensive these days, and
most of us need financial help to be able to afford it.
• The financial aid letter which your student receives from his
college may include several different types of aid. Although
understanding the finer points of these different types of aid
and loans may at times seem like a full time job, it is
important to have a general understanding of the different
types of help your student’s school may offer.
Financial Aid 101 – Getting Started
How do schools determine aid?
• Most schools use the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
form to determine your financial need.
• The FAFSA is filled out and filed with
the federal government and the information
is sent to the schools that you request.
• The FAFSA is available in January of each year
and can be completed on-line.
The federal government is working to make the
FAFSA a bit simpler each year.
• Most schools also require students to complete additional financial
information for the school’s financial aid office. Schools will also ask you
to report any outside scholarships which your student is receiving as that
will be a factor in determining the aid package.
Be sure to check
with your
student’s school
for all required
forms.
Financial Aid 101 – Types of Financial Aid
Very generally, there are two categories of financial aid – Need
based aid and non-need based aid or merit aid. More specifically,
there are several different types of aid which might appear in your
student’s financial aid letter. It is important to recognize that they are
very different.
Scholarship & Grants
•Scholarship & grants are often based on merit or given to
particular categories of students.
• They are a type of gift aid and do not need to be repaid.
Federal Work Study
•Federal work-study is money that your student may earn from a
campus job. (Not all campus jobs are work-study jobs)
•Federal Work Study funds are given by the government to the
college to disburse.
Loans
•Loans will need to be repaid with interest. Loans may be in your
name or in your student’s name, and are called self-help
assistance since you are responsible for repaying them later.
Financial Aid 101 – 3 Steps to Follow
Create a Saving
Plan
•Start saving as
early as possible
•Figure out the
cost of
attendance
•Determine how
much you need
to save on a
regular basis to
reach your
savings goals.
•Consider 529
Saving Plans
College
Approaches
•Determine how
much aid your
child will need
and how much
your family will
be expected to
contribute
•Maximize your
eligibility for
financial aid
•Encourage your
child to search
for Scholarships
• Private
Loans can
provide
additional
money
Apply for Financial
Aid
•Apply for
Financial Aid
every year
•Apply by
submitting
the Free
Application for
Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA)
•The Education
Tax Credits can
help you defray
college costs
Understanding your student’s financial aid package takes effort, but is extremely
important. Take time to do your research and don’t hesitate to contact the
school’s financial aid office for help in understanding the many types of aid.
You have questions, we have answers!
Join College Parents of America and get more tips and advice on:
How and why to help your student create a budget;
What’s the latest change on FAFSA;
What is federal work study; and Much More…
For more information, please contact us the following ways:
www.CollegeParents.org
888-761-6702

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Financial Aids 101- Understanding the Financial Aid Package

  • 1. Don’t go to College without us…. Financial Aid 101- Understanding your Student’s College Financial Aid Package
  • 2. How do I pay for college? •$19,388 average, in state, 4-year public universities •$30,916 average, out of state, 4-year public universities •$39,028 average, 4-year private universities EVERY YEAR!! Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges, 2009
  • 3. Financial Aid 101 – Getting Started Understanding Your Student’s College Financial Aid Package • Everyone agrees that college is expensive these days, and most of us need financial help to be able to afford it. • The financial aid letter which your student receives from his college may include several different types of aid. Although understanding the finer points of these different types of aid and loans may at times seem like a full time job, it is important to have a general understanding of the different types of help your student’s school may offer.
  • 4. Financial Aid 101 – Getting Started How do schools determine aid? • Most schools use the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form to determine your financial need. • The FAFSA is filled out and filed with the federal government and the information is sent to the schools that you request. • The FAFSA is available in January of each year and can be completed on-line. The federal government is working to make the FAFSA a bit simpler each year. • Most schools also require students to complete additional financial information for the school’s financial aid office. Schools will also ask you to report any outside scholarships which your student is receiving as that will be a factor in determining the aid package. Be sure to check with your student’s school for all required forms.
  • 5. Financial Aid 101 – Types of Financial Aid Very generally, there are two categories of financial aid – Need based aid and non-need based aid or merit aid. More specifically, there are several different types of aid which might appear in your student’s financial aid letter. It is important to recognize that they are very different. Scholarship & Grants •Scholarship & grants are often based on merit or given to particular categories of students. • They are a type of gift aid and do not need to be repaid. Federal Work Study •Federal work-study is money that your student may earn from a campus job. (Not all campus jobs are work-study jobs) •Federal Work Study funds are given by the government to the college to disburse. Loans •Loans will need to be repaid with interest. Loans may be in your name or in your student’s name, and are called self-help assistance since you are responsible for repaying them later.
  • 6. Financial Aid 101 – 3 Steps to Follow Create a Saving Plan •Start saving as early as possible •Figure out the cost of attendance •Determine how much you need to save on a regular basis to reach your savings goals. •Consider 529 Saving Plans College Approaches •Determine how much aid your child will need and how much your family will be expected to contribute •Maximize your eligibility for financial aid •Encourage your child to search for Scholarships • Private Loans can provide additional money Apply for Financial Aid •Apply for Financial Aid every year •Apply by submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) •The Education Tax Credits can help you defray college costs Understanding your student’s financial aid package takes effort, but is extremely important. Take time to do your research and don’t hesitate to contact the school’s financial aid office for help in understanding the many types of aid.
  • 7. You have questions, we have answers! Join College Parents of America and get more tips and advice on: How and why to help your student create a budget; What’s the latest change on FAFSA; What is federal work study; and Much More… For more information, please contact us the following ways: www.CollegeParents.org 888-761-6702