The sites will be open between 9 and noon in the E Building Room 148. High School seniors planning to apply to any college are welcome to attend this event.
Completing the FAFSA form is a requirement to be considered for all federal and most state financial aid, including scholarships and grants, for college. This year’s statewide FAFSA Day is sponsored by College Foundation of North Carolina, the North Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and the State Employees’ Credit Union.
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged but not required.
To be fully prepared to complete the FAFSA on Saturday, event participants should bring the following items to FAFSA Day: both the student’s and parents’ federal 1040 tax forms for 2009 (or W-2 forms and other income and asset documents if completed tax forms are not available); the student’s and one parent’s Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) obtained in advance from the U.S. Department of Education Web site, www.pin.ed.gov; and a FAFSA on the Web worksheet with as much information entered as possible. The online worksheet is available at www.fafsa.gov.
“It’s important to complete the FAFSA early to take advantage of all of the financial aid opportunities available for North Carolinians,” said Robbie Schultz of the N.C. State Education Assistance Authority and CFNC coordinator of the FAFSA Day program. “Students and parents shouldn’t be concerned if they aren’t sure how to answer all of the questions on the form. That’s why we have arranged to have experienced financial aid specialists to help at each FAFSA Day site.”
Additional free college planning information is available at the College Foundation of North Carolina Web site, CFNC.org. Families can find college cost estimators, listings of scholarship, grant and loan opportunities, information about North Carolina’s 529 college savings plan, career information, virtual tours of more than 100 of the state’s college campuses and online college admission and financial aid applications.
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