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 4-Year Universities
 Community Colleges
 Technical Colleges
 Many Apprenticeship Programs
This may involve difficult family conversations about:
 Your parent’s income
 Your citizenship status
 If your parents are divorced, the parenting plans
 If you live with a guardian instead of a parent, you’ll need to figure out
whether you are still a “dependent”
How can you start the conversation?
 Have you checked in with your parent/guardian about your plans for after
high school?
 If your situation is complicated, we would love to talk with you in person
and help!
Grants- money you don’t pay back, determined by your family’s financial
need
 The greater your family’s financial need, the more likely you are to
receive grants.
Loans- money you pay the government back, with interest after you have
left school
 Subsidized Loans are better: You don’t start accruing interest on your
loan until after you have left school
 Unsubsidized Loans start accruing interest as soon as you accept them.
Scholarships College-specific scholarships (example: Husky Promise at UW)
 General scholarships (example: Hazelwood PTSA scholarship): Noncollege specific.
 Net Price Estimator: Find this “Estimator” tool on every college
Financial Aid webpage
 Here’s an example from the UW Financial Aid Webpage:
 http://www.washington.edu/students/osfa/prospectiveug/aid.esti
mator.php
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Who qualifies for FEDERAL (U.S. Government) Financial
Aid?
 Must be a U.S. Citizen (need a social security number
to apply) or have a “Green Card”/US Permanent
Resident Status
 Must earn a high school diploma or GED
1. Apply for a pin (ID) number now (www.pin.ed.gov) for
you and your guardian/parent.
2. Complete your FAFSA form (www.fafsa.gov) beginning
January 1st – the sooner the better!
3. Finish your FAFSA: Best to complete the application by
Feb. 1
I need help with the FAFSA!
 FAFSA Completion Event at Hazen:
 If in doubt, call the FAFSA Helpline:
Jan. 22nd, 5-7 p.m.
1-800-433-3243
What is the WASFA and how is it different from the FAFSA?
 WASFA is: A free Washington Application for State Financial Aid
Who is eligible:
 Non-US Citizens (undocumented status)
 Graduate from a Washington State High School
 Have lived in Washington for 3 years before earning your high
school diploma
 Income requirements
 Website: www.ReadySetGrad.org/WASFA
 Same timeline as FAFSA: Apply beginning January 1 – finish by Feb. 1
The State Need Grant is the
funding for things like:
 College Bound Scholarship
 WASFA
You may qualify for the
State Need Grant
programs if your family
income is at or below:
1) College specific scholarships
 In addition to applying to the university, you need to complete the FAFSA
by Feb. 1 to be eligible for college-specific scholarships and their
deadlines
 Go to the specific college Financial Aid webpage for scholarships you
may be eligible to receive
2) General scholarships: Your resources include
 The Wash Board (Washington state scholarship database):
www.Thewashboard.org
 fastWeb: www.fastweb.com
 Hazen Career Center
 College Board/Big Future: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
 If you are a College Bound Scholarship student:
 Remember you must finish high school with a 2.0 cumulative GPA
 You must complete the FAFSA no later than Feb. 1 to claim your College
Bound Scholarship!
 Expect to receive an email (your “Match” email) from Washington Student
Achievement Council within 2 weeks of submitting your FAFSA,
explaining your next steps in receiving your scholarship.
 Question about your College Bound Scholarship? See Ms. Diep in the
Career Center for individualized help!
 Via your email, you’ll receive a Student Aid Report (basically a summary of what
you submitted) back from the federal processor; make sure there are no ERRORS
 If you submitted your request before your parents finalized their taxes, log back in
to your FAFSA and make final updates using the newest tax information
 Respond to any requests for additional information
 Check the financial aid webpage of the individual colleges you’ve applied to see if
they will need any additional forms from you and to check their deadlines.
 Each individual college you indicated on your FAFSA will send you an award letter
 Compare your award letters to determine which is the best “deal”. See your
counselor if you want help!
 You may want to
decide which school
to attend based on
the various school
Aid offers.
Take action now:
 FAFSA:
Create your PIN Number www.pin.ed.gov
 WASFA:
Create your account and start the registration process
www.ReadySetGrad.org/WASFA
Scholarships:
 Create a Washboard account to search for scholarships:
www.thewashboard.org
 Go to Big Future: www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org
Your “exit ticket”: Complete this survey
through Survey Monkey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XMS7BNS