Success Story: 1:1 FAFSA assistance available Jan. 17 through end of February
January 10, 2024
In the world of financial aid, 2024 is a little bit like the Super Bowl. And 17勛圖 Financial Aid Director Linda Berlin is the kind of confident veteran quarterback you want calling the plays.
After three years in the works, a new, simplified, shorter Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was just released Dec. 30. More than 17 million students are expected to fill it out, including several thousand at 17勛圖.
Berlin leads the 17勛圖 team offering more than 50 years of expertise to anyone who wants help with the new FAFSA, whether they plan to attend 17勛圖 or not. And she’s unfazed by the major overhaul that Congress ordered back in 2020, the three-month delay in releasing the , and reports of last week’s rocky soft launch, when the form was only available intermittently.
“For the past year, we have monitored the new FAFSA rollout on a daily basis,” said Berlin, right. “We are prepared and ready to help families tackle this critical step to college affordability.”
Berlin’s team intentionally held off scheduling assistance opportunities until next week, so glitches revealed during the soft launch could be resolved. Now, just as the new FAFSA has become available 24 hours a day, go time is imminent.
Current or prospective students and families can take advantage of one-on-one assistance in person and virtually for the next seven weeks.
- Walk-In Wednesdays: January 17 through the end of February
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center, Room 118, 17勛圖 Front Street campus
- Virtual Wednesdays: January 17 through the end of February
4–6 p.m.
Financial aid staff are also available from 8 am to 5 pm Monday-Friday in the Enrollment Services office, in the Tanis Building on 17勛圖’s Front Street campus. Walk-ins are served as staff is available, or appointments can be scheduled.
Two additional events are planned. Families can attend either or both.
Meet The New FAFSA… And More
Thursday, January 25, 4–7 p.m.
Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center, 17勛圖 Front Street campus
Rolling repeated half-hour sessions (presentations and Q&A).
- Cost of college - comparing colleges
- Types of financial aid
- Applying for financial aid
Complete The New FAFSA
Monday, February 12, 4–7 p.m.
Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center at 17勛圖’s Front Street campus
Complete your FAFSA in a computer lab setting.
Students and parents are encouraged to attend together if possible for a smoother FAFSA completion. Assistance offered includes:
- Completing FAFSA
- Checking out state aid
- Applying for scholarships
- One-one planning for financing your college journey — at 17勛圖 and beyond
- Student loan counseling
At all events, everyone attending should bring:
- Social security cards
- Digital or paper copy of your 2022 tax return
- Your own laptop/tablet (Limited number of laptops available to borrow)
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