Learn all of the nuts and bolts of the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE, a financial aid application required by over 400 colleges and universities across the country.
Is the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE on your mind? The PROFILE is a financial aid application required by over 400 colleges, universities, and scholarship programs, so if you have a child applying to college, there’s a good chance you’ll need to complete it. Like the FAFSA, the PROFILE asks questions about family income, assets, and household members. It requires more details than the FAFSA, and has its own registration process.
We’ve put together a set of slides to walk you through the FAFSA. You’ll find out helpful information about completing the application, as well as screenshots of each section.
Though the FAFSA is the most important application for financial aid, as its required by every college and university in the nation, the CSS Profile is also used in the financial aid process by almost 400 colleges, universities, and scholarship programs. To find out if you need to submit the Profile to a certain school, check each college and university’s financial aid website for required applications. Deadlines are important too – so make sure you check those and submit everything on time.
Do you need to complete the FAFSA this year? Every student applying for college financial aid is required to submit one, and the form just became available on October 1st. Many families are intimidated by the financial aid process, but the FAFSA, which stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, isn’t as complicated as it seems. The form asks for family demographic information, then refers to the 2016 federal tax return to collect financial data, then finishes up by asking questions about assets, household size, and the number of people in the family attending college. Most parents find the application much easier (and quicker) to complete than anticipated.
The college financial aid process can seem complex, but when you break it down into pieces, it makes a lot of sense. Our slides below offer straightforward and simplified financial aid facts, and we’ve included numerous links that lead to further information and resources. Once you understand the basics, you’ll be able to easily navigate the process.
If you have a child going to college next year, chances are you’ll be applying for financial aid. The FAFSA, which is the main application for college financial aid, becomes available on October 1st this year, giving you the opportunity to submit the form much earlier than in previous years. Most colleges have financial aid due dates set in February or March, so you have plenty of time to apply. But make sure to check the deadline at every school your student may attend next year – you can find that on each college or university’s financial aid website. It is crucial for you to apply for financial aid on time.
Is the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE on your mind? The PROFILE is a financial aid application required by over 400 colleges, universities, and scholarship programs, so if you have a child applying to college, there’s a good chance you’ll need to complete it. Like the FAFSA, the PROFILE asks questions about family income, assets, and household members. It requires more details than the FAFSA, and has its own registration process.
We’ve put together a set of slides to walk you through the FAFSA. You’ll find out helpful information about completing the application, as well as screenshots of each section.
Though the FAFSA is the most important application for financial aid, as its required by every college and university in the nation, the CSS Profile is also used in the financial aid process by almost 400 colleges, universities, and scholarship programs. To find out if you need to submit the Profile to a certain school, check each college and university’s financial aid website for required applications. Deadlines are important too – so make sure you check those and submit everything on time.
Do you need to complete the FAFSA this year? Every student applying for college financial aid is required to submit one, and the form just became available on October 1st. Many families are intimidated by the financial aid process, but the FAFSA, which stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, isn’t as complicated as it seems. The form asks for family demographic information, then refers to the 2016 federal tax return to collect financial data, then finishes up by asking questions about assets, household size, and the number of people in the family attending college. Most parents find the application much easier (and quicker) to complete than anticipated.
The college financial aid process can seem complex, but when you break it down into pieces, it makes a lot of sense. Our slides below offer straightforward and simplified financial aid facts, and we’ve included numerous links that lead to further information and resources. Once you understand the basics, you’ll be able to easily navigate the process.
If you have a child going to college next year, chances are you’ll be applying for financial aid. The FAFSA, which is the main application for college financial aid, becomes available on October 1st this year, giving you the opportunity to submit the form much earlier than in previous years. Most colleges have financial aid due dates set in February or March, so you have plenty of time to apply. But make sure to check the deadline at every school your student may attend next year – you can find that on each college or university’s financial aid website. It is crucial for you to apply for financial aid on time.
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CLASS 11 CBSE B.St Project AIDS TO TRADE - INSURANCE
The CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
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Celebrating 30 years of Excellence
Planning, Saving & Paying for College
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE®
The CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE®
is a registered trademark of the College Board
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• College Board’s online financial aid application
• Required by almost 400 colleges/universities and
scholarship programs
• Used to award non-federal financial aid funds
• Opens October 1st
each year
• Customized to the needs of the student and institution
• Available for both domestic and international students
What is the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE?
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• Collects more detailed information than the FAFSA
• Provides schools with applicant information earlier than
the FAFSA
• Allows schools to ask customized questions
• Permits you to explain your family’s special circumstances
Why Do Institutions Use the PROFILE?
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• Must complete in one sitting
• Social Security Number – not required but recommended to provide
to help colleges match application to the student’s record
• Use a valid email address
• Provide enrollment status, parent marital status, citizenship status
• List colleges to which student is applying
• Save your CSS ID
• Post Registration: Receive a Customized
Pre-Application Worksheet and Instructions
To Begin: Complete Registration
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• “Save & Exit” anytime – can save answers and complete later
• Use buttons in application, not web browser, to navigate
• Cannot leave numeric questions blank – must enter a zero
• Estimate income figures if taxes are not completed
• “Print/Review Application” anytime
• “Add/Remove Colleges” anytime during the application process
• Parent section: green & white; Student section: blue & white
Application Process: General Tips
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• Parent Income and Assets
• Report data for custodial parent and current spouse
• Unlike the FAFSA, a Legal Guardian is a parent if the
legal relationship will continue after 6/30/16 (or if the
college requires information)
• Student Income and Assets
• Household Information
• Number of children in college
General Information Requested
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More details are required on the PROFILE than on the FAFSA
•Parent Income
– Income information from 2014, 2015, and projected 2016
– Untaxed Social Security Benefits, Earned Income Credit,
Additional Child Tax Credit, Foreign Income Exclusion
•Parent Assets
– Value and debt of primary home
– All business and farm information
– Any parent assets held in siblings’ names
– Retirement value (asked for, though not often used by colleges)
•Parent expenses
– Medical/dental
– Private elementary/secondary school tuition
– Education loan repayments
Information Required
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• Family data
–Ages of siblings
–Colleges that siblings attend
• Student data
–Expected-year income
–Private scholarships earned
–Employee tuition benefits
• Explanation of special circumstances
Information Required
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• For families w/ divorced or separated parents, or never married parents,
living separately
• Separate application completed by noncustodial parent and spouse
• Found at: ncprofile.collegeboard.com
• Only required by certain schools (check with financial aid office)
• Requests same information as collected from custodial parent
• Student can request noncustodial parent to receive application via email OR
student can send application code to noncustodial parent
The Noncustodial PROFILE (NCP)
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• $25 for the application and to send to the first school
• $16 for each additional school
• Fees are paid by the family
• Payment options: Credit card or debit card
• Noncustodial PROFILE: $25 one-time fee
PROFILE Fees
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• Automatically granted if family meets one of the following:
• Has income within the USDA reduced price lunch standards (~$40K for
family of 4)
• Family receives SNAP or TANF
• Student received an SAT fee waiver
• Not available for international students
• Available to first-time applicants whose parents live in U.S.
• Orphans/wards of the court under age 24 automatically eligible
• Notified at time of PROFILE submission
• Eligible students receive fee waivers to send the PROFILE to 8 colleges
• Same fee waiver rules apply to Noncustodial PROFILE
Fee Waivers
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• Purchased by colleges/universities/organizations for use by students
• Each code pays for sending the PROFILE to one college
• Students may use up to 16
Fee Payment Codes
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Submitting the PROFILE
• Once submitted, cannot make online edits or delete schools
• Select “Add Colleges to Submitted Application” anytime
• “Check Status”: date submitted & date sent to school
• On time = by midnight ET of earliest priority deadline
• Student will receive PROFILE Acknowledgment
– Summarizes information reported
– Lists each’s schools additional requirements
– To updated submitted information, make corrections to
Acknowledgment by hand & send to all colleges
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• College Board’s Institutional Documentation Service
• Collects family documents (such as tax returns) on college’s behalf
• Family is notified of IDOC requirement on PROFILE Acknowledgment
• Submit documents with your IDOC Cover Sheet
•IDOC Customer Service: (305) 420-3688
•idoc.collegeboard.com
What is IDOC?
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PROFILE Customer Service
•Phone: (305) 420-3670
– M to F, 9am -6pm, ET; 8am – 10pm Jan-Apr
•Email: help@cssprofile.org
•“Contact Us” button: provides phone & email
•Click ? Icon or Help Code (such as SI-100F) next to each question
•“Help Desk” button links to FAQs, English & Spanish Glossary, and Tips
•2016-17 PROFILE Student Guide on PROFILE homepage provides basic info
Please type your questions into the GoToWebinar control panel – all questions will be addressed at the end
Webinar will be recorded and posted to MEFA.org
Sign up for a College Financing seminar! On MEFA.org homepage look for Free MEFA Seminars information
We recorded this webinar yesterday. You can find the recording on MEFA.org/tools
Not connected to the FAFSA at all – totally separate application – FAFSA is for federal/state funds
Does not have to be submitted early (before the FAFSA) unless required earlier (usually for Early Decision/Action). Should submit it 2 weeks before the earliest priority deadline. Check the deadlines at each college!
Customized to student based on Registration questions and skip logic
Customized to school – specific questions requested by each college included on application – schools can add Supplemental Questions (SQ) – only the colleges who asked these questions will receive the answers.
Used for both domestic and international students
Some schools require the PROFILE every year. Some only want it the first year.
Information is used in Institutional Methodology, a detailed analysis of family household and financial data used by many colleges and organizations in order to award institutional funds
October 1st start helps institutions reach students earlier for EA/ED/rolling admissions
Schools are doing their best to distribute their own funds fairly, which is why they require the additional info on the PROFILE.
URL at the top to get to the PROFILE. Can also go to CollegeBoard.org, click on College Planning, and under the Pay for College tab, you’ll find the PROFILE
CB account: set up a username & password. Can use the student’s CB account from the SAT, or the parent can create an account. Each account can only be tied to one application per year. If the parent wants to keep financial/household information from the student, the parent should create a CB account; otherwise the student will be able to access the PROFILE. If there is more than one child needing a PROFILE, the parent will need to create more than one account.
Can use the same username & password from year to year.
Participating schools list – Pretty accurate, though some have chosen not to be on this list! Definitely still check each financial aid office’s website
21 questions
Must register in one sitting or info will not be saved
SSN is optional but include it – colleges often use as the main identifier and to link PROFILE to student record
Email – make it valid and one that is checked – CB only communicates via email. Many families create a family email address.
Info determines later questions asked: parent marital status prompts the Noncust Par PROFILE if par are divorced/separated, par country of residence determines if student is provided domestic or int’l PROFILE (Canadians get domestic PROFILE)
Select never attended college if still in high school, even if taking college courses for credit
Marital status: par can now report single, adoptive par, or single par of donor-conceived child
Citizenship: select U.S. citizen if have dual citizenship
CSS ID – colleges may use it, so it’s good to have it – will be emailed to you after Registration
There is no listing of the PROFILE questions anywhere online. Families need to first complete Registration and can then download the Pre-Application Worksheet
Customized Pre-App Worksheet & Instructions: can print for use in completing the PROFILE – Can help speed up the PROFILE process
Summary of Registration is provided at the end
Make sure one person at a time on one computer is completing Registration & the Application
There is no auto independent status, like there is on the FAFSA. Though similar questions will be asked during Registration to the FAFSA questions that determine a student’s dependency status.
Can save data and leave anytime “Save & Exit”
Application will be customized based on Registration questions
Use buttons in PROFILE application (such as “GO TO SECTION”) to navigate (not the forward and back buttons in web browser)
Use “Save & Continue” at the end of each page
Cannot leave numeric questions blank (others can be blank)
Also, do not include any extra characters in numeric questions such as dollar signs, commas, or hyphens
Round to the nearest dollar for each question
Print/Review Application anytime for an application summary
Application takes 45 minutes – 2 hours to complete
Have on hand: 2 yrs of tax returns, W-2s, untaxed income information, bank statements, investments information
If the student has a legal guardian, all of the parent questions apply to the legal guardian (!)
Custodial parent: the parent with whom the student lived the most over the past 12 months
The schools selected in the Registration process will determine if parent info is collected for independent students – if required by any school, the parent data will be displayed. Independent students are: 24 or older as of Jan 1 in academic yr, married, grad students, have legal dependents other than spouse, veterans, and orphans/wards of the court
Report both parents if you live with them
Income earned from work = wages, salaries, & tips from the federal income tax return
Most colleges/universities assume a certain amount of student contribution from income, even if income = $0
Include other children in hh if parents will provide more than half their support during the upcoming academic year
Don’t include people that the parents support who are NOT in the household (e.g. grandparents living elsewhere)
3 years of inc (prior, expected, & current year) allows colleges to determine if base-year income is accurate
Provides a heads-up when parent income may drop in the next tax year
Social Security Benefits collected for parents and siblings (not on the FAFSA at all). Any SS benefits received by parents on student’s behalf should not be reported ANYWHERE on the PROFILE.
Why home equity? Measure of family financial strength & advantage in tax system
Parent expenses collected – these listed are viewed as non-discretionary. Discretionary expenses like credit card debt are not considered/collected
Medical/dental – includes expenses not covered by insurance AND amounts paid for insurance. Can use amount from line 1 of Schedule A if you itemize med/dental expenses
Ages of siblings: list whomever receives > half of the parents’ support and lives in the household. Some colleges may remove siblings/other family members 24 and older (or some other age)
Sibling colleges: lower-cost colleges may result in a larger EFC. Some colleges don’t count grad siblings in the household/in college
Student expected-year income: summer + academic year
Basic info on the noncustodial parent is reported by the custodial parent on the PROFILE (name, address, yr of divorce/separation, who last claimed child on taxes)
If noncust parent passed away after divorce, cust parent should report himself/herself as widowed, even though this is not accurate. If the cust parent has already reported herself/himself as divorced and the NCP has been requested, contact each school and explain.
Students can request that the College Board email the noncust parent directly with sign-in information for the NCP (given option to “click here” and provide the noncust parent’s email address). This option is only given during the Registration process
Can click the “Help Desk” button for tips for divorced/separated parents
College Board accepts VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover cards
Noncustodial PROFILE: $25, regardless of number of schools
Does not include Earned Income Credit in the Total Parent Income but includes all other taxable and untaxable income
For family of 4, fee waiver given if parent income is $40K or less; for family of 3, $35K or less; for family of 2, $27K or less
Business owners and self-employed do not get fee waivers
Most fee payment codes actually go to international students who are from countries that are prevented from using credit cards in U.S. transactions
Double check your answers before submitting. Once submitted, you cannot make online edits.
Can print out the Acknowledgement - Can also log in later to view it: Select “Check Status of Application” on the PROFILE homepage
At any time, you may add a college or program by going to the PROFILE home page and clicking “Add Colleges to Submitted Application.” You will be charged $16 for each college or program you add. Any unused fee-waiver eligibility will be automatically applied to your charges. You may not delete any recipients once you have submitted your application.
If ADDING an additional college after the initial submission, you can edit your answers. Those edits will only go to the new college(s).
Does NOT provide the EFC like the FAFSA
No PIN required – you agree to a certification at the end
Can select “Check Status of Application” anytime to see where PROFILE has been sent.
College Board's Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC)
Help Desk includes tips, draft tax forms, and tax line reference table
Click on each question Help Code or question mark icon for instructions or answers to FAQs
Use Help Code to refer back to the question if calling/emailing Customer Service
Can type in a topic and click “SEARCH” at the top of each page to search for an answer
New resource this year online: Interactive Presentation: Tips to Help you Apply for CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
Not exactly interactive. Instead it’s similar to watching a webinar.
8 sections. Can play each one separately or play all in a row by selecting “Play All”