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Don’t have a non-school email yet?

This includes your FAFSA, college applications, scholarships, and job applications.

It helps to keep all of your information in one space!

We recommend using Gmail or Yahoo!

You can set this up with whatever username you like, but you may want to think about how you want to present yourself when emailing colleges, potential employers, etc.

Use this for your post-secondary purposes!

Set one up today!

You WILL lose access to your school email after high school!

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Are you ready to talk about the FAFSA?

Creating an FSA ID!

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Did you know…

FAFSA completion is strongly associated with postsecondary enrollment?

92% of seniors who completed the FAFSA enrolled by the November following graduation vs. 51% who did not complete a FAFSA.

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Each year, more than $24 billion of financial aid goes unclaimed. To get this money for college, all students need to do is fill out one form: the FAFSA.

https://formyourfuture.org/

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When you complete the FAFSA you’re automatically applying for everything from grants and scholarships to work-study funds and loans from federal, state, and school sources. States and schools can also determine scholarships and grants using your FAFSA information

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Do you know..?

FAFSA Q & A

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Free Application for Federal Student Aid

What does FAFSA stand for?

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December 2023

When will the FAFSA open?

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FALSE! The time to start thinking about financial aid is NOW! Most colleges have deadlines for financial aid consideration, and some funding is first come, first serve.

TRUE or FALSE: You can wait until you get accepted to college before worrying about financial aid

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FALSE! The time to start thinking about financial aid is NOW! Most colleges have deadlines for financial aid consideration, and some funding is first come, first serve

TRUE or FALSE: You can wait until you get accepted to college before worrying about financial aid

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2024-2025!

Will you be completing the 2023-2023 FAFSA, or 2024-2025?

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So… what is the FAFSA?

An exact amount of what you will actually pay for college
A commitment to using student loans

An application to request financial assistance from the federal government in paying tuition.
Free to complete
Information that is sent to each school you include on your FAFSA so that they can build a financial aid package

The FAFSA is not…

The FAFSA is…

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Today, we’ll work on the FIRST STEPS to get ready for FAFSA

The FAFSA will open in December 2023!

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What is an FSA ID?

Your FSA ID is your username and password that allows you to access and electronically sign your FAFSA

The FSA ID is tied to your Social Security Number, so it can take a few days to be verified

Anyone contributing information to your FAFSA form will need an FSA ID. This includes you, and likely your parent(s)/guardian(s)

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Who should create an FSA ID?

Any student who plans to complete the FAFSA this year

Only students who are eligible to complete the FAFSA

Your parent(s)/guardian(s) who will likely also need to complete this

*If you and you parent(s)/guardian(s) can’t attend together, that’s ok!

Unsure if this applies to you? Talk to _________!

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Why should I create an FSA ID?

Creating an FSA ID is the first step in completing the FAFSA process
Students will not be able to complete their FAFSA until they, and any guardians providing FAFSA information have created their FSA ID
Get support in taking the first steps in completing your FAFSA
Even if you aren’t sure of your plans for next year, this will be easier to complete now!

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^type this in your browser!

StudentAid.Gov

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Click on “Create Account”

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What next?

Create Username & Password	Enter Personal Information	Create Security Question	Agree & Verify	Write Down Your Password!
Username can be anything you want! Email address CANNOT be your school email address!	Name Date of Birth Social Security Number Permanent Address Mobile Phone Number	Select & answer your challenge questions Answers CANNOT be the same!	Set up the required 2-step verification Be sure to record your code!	Be sure to save this on our FSA ID cheat sheet AND take a picture!

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Now what?

Make sure to save this information somewhere you will remember it!
Take a picture of your FSA ID cheat sheet so you don’t forget your login!
Talk to your parents/guardians to get their FSA ID set up as well!

YOU WILL STILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE FAFSA!

Make a plan to complete your FAFSA when it opens in December!