1. FAFSA Free Application For Federal Student Aid
Naviance Family Connection
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2. Students will define and describe financial aid terms and procedures.
Learning Outcome
Students will define and describe financial aid terms and procedures.
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3. Lesson Tasks Complete the FASFA Scavenger Hunt
Fill out a FAFSA 4Caster to help better their understanding of how to pay for college
Take home parent worksheet prior to completing the FAFSA
Complete the FAFSA
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4. How Will I Pay for College?
Review the Financial Aid Fundamentals worksheet and discuss the 5 ways to pay for college
1. Family Savings/earning
2. Grants
3. Scholarships
4. Work study
5. Loans
Click the link to watch an introduction to FAFSA video
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5. FAFSA Scavenger Hunt
Complete the FAFSA Scavenger Hunt to gain a better understanding of what information is required to complete the FAFSA
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6. FAFSA Checklist
Take a look at the FAFSA Checklist Do you have everything you need “at your fingertips” to be able to complete the FAFSA? Check out the checklist: FAFSA Checklist
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7. Log-in to Naviance Family Connection
username: student ID
password: last 4 digits of your student ID and the day you were born
(xxxx-last four digits of student ID and XX Birthday day)
Example:
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8. Open the colleges tab Next, select college resources
FAFSA 4Caster
Open the colleges tab Next, select college resources
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9. Select FAFSA 4Caster to begin
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10. FAFSA 4Caster
Build your profile by answering some basic questions about you and your family
Teachers: Before you begin this lesson, you will want to remind students that they need to ask their parents/families their annual income.
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11. FAFSA 4Caster
You need to answer all the questions After completing the 4Caster, you will be given some basic information that will estimate the cost of college
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12. WASFA
If you are unable to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) due to immigration status, you may instead complete the free
Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA)
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13. Completing the Real FAFSA
Do you need step-by-step directions for completing the FAFSA? Or do you want to know more about the WASFA or College Bound? Or additional scholarship info?
Click overview of the FAFSA and the WASFA!
Getting Started
What you'll learn in this training
What you will need
Getting your FSA ID
Starting a new FAFSA
Using the Forms
Logging in and out
Using the help sidebar
Adding schools
Determining your dependency status
Entering your financial information
Using the IRS Retrieval Tool
Finishing Up
Signing and submitting your FAFSA
Interpreting the SAR
Making corrections
To login to Atomic Learning, use the login and password you use when logging into a district computer.
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14. Review
What does FAFSA stand for? Who is eligible for FAFSA? If you are not eligible to file the FAFSA due to immigration status, what can you do?
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15. Review What does FASFA stand for?
Free Application for Student Federal Aid
Who is eligible for FASFA?
Be a citizen or eligible noncitizen of the United States
Have a valid Social Security Number
Have a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) certificate, or have completed homeschooling
Be enrolled in an eligible program as a regular student seeking a degree or certificate
Maintain satisfactory academic progress
Not owe a refund on a federal student grant or be in default on a federal student loan
Not have a conviction for the possession or sale of illegal drugs for an offense that occurred while you were receiving federal student aid
If you are not eligible to file the FAFSA due to immigration status, what can you do?
Complete the Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA)
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16. Complete the Lesson…
Locate the FAFSA on the Web worksheet on the FAFSA website Print out the worksheet and take it home and complete the parent worksheet with your parents Return the completed worksheet and begin to fill out the FAFSA using information from this sheet
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