Be Fast with the FAFSA

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1. What does FAFSA stand for?

1. Financial Association for Student Applications
2. Free Application for Federal Student Aid
3. Free Association for Student Accessibility
4. Friendly Application For Student Ability

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1. What does FAFSA stand for?

• Financial Association for Student Applications
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• Free Association for Student Accessibility
• Friendly Application For Student Ability

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2. How much free financial aid is lost to families who do not file the FAFSA?

• $100 million
• $500 million
• $1.5 billion
• $2.6 billion

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2. How much free financial aid is lost to families who do not file the FAFSA?

• $100 million
• $500 million
• $1.5 billion
• $2.6 billion

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3. Why is it important to file the FAFSA?

• It's the only way you can access federal student aid funds
• It's required to calculate your credit score
• Federal law requires high school students to complete it
• You cannot be accepted to college if you don't complete it

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3. Why is it important to file the FAFSA?

• It's the only way you can access federal student aid funds
• It's required to calculate your credit score
• Federal law requires high school students to complete it
• You cannot be accepted to college if you don't complete it

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4. Approximately how long does it take to complete the FAFSA the first time you complete it?

• 10 minutes
• 55 minutes
• 2 hours and 15 minutes
• 5 hours

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4. Approximately how long does it take to complete the FAFSA the first time you complete it?

• 10 minutes
• 55 minutes
• 2 hours and 15 minutes
• 5 hours

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5. What percent of the high school graduating class of 2019 completed the FAFSA?

• 25%
• 38%
• 50%
• 61%

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5. What percent of the high school graduating class of 2019 completed the FAFSA?

• 25%
• 38%
• 50%
• 61%

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You’ve completed the exercise, now it’s time to learn

more about the current event:

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Discussion Prompt:

Do you plan to complete

the FAFSA? Why or why not?

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Extend Your Learning

Relevant Resources from NGPF:

• Applying for the FAFSA (Lesson)
• RESEARCH: FAFSA Deadlines (Activity)

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References:

• Here’s how to unlock that all important college financial aid (cnbc.com)
• Confusion Reigns When It Comes to Filling Out the FAFSA (Yahoo Finance)
• National FAFSA Completion Rates for High School Seniors/Grads (College Access)
• How Long Does It Take to Apply for Financial Aid? (Edvisors)
• Federal Student Aid Provides Grants, Loans & Work-Study Funds for College or Career

School (studentaid.ed.gov)

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