What is the difference between FAFSA and CSS?

Are international students eligible for FSA ID ?

Once you have filled the information out the first year, does much of repopulate for the next year, or do you have to refill all of the information in again each year?

Students must have a SSN or be a "green card" holder to be able to file the FAFSA.

https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/eligibility

can you clarify if FASFA can be done in 11th grade

The Name and basic info will carry over. The financial info will need to be completed each year.

Do they take retirement income into account for financial aid, such as a TSP account?

No- Retirement accounts are not included in the FAFSA information.

Can you explain what you just said as far as the impact on divorced parents vis a vis taxes once the student is in college and you are re-filling out the form each year?

Once we include 10 schools on the FAFSA application but want to apply for 4 more schools (total of 14 schools), do we remove 4 schools from the list in order to add the 4? If so, how do we know the 4 schools we are removing we’re transmitted to the school?If I remove the schools from the FAFSA list, does it remove it from the individual schools as well ?

Can a student apply if they are here legally on a parent’s job visa (father has ssn)?

You can add more schools by that method and does not remove what was already sent to the schools.

The student must have a valid SSN in order to apply

Is having an ssn a must when applying for any kind of scholarship?

As an active military family with parents who are married but have different states for home of residence, which do I put or is there a place to put both? And, it’s not where we live in MD.

Do I have to report court ordered child support as income? What if the other parent chooses not to pay the court ordered child support--does that still count as income even though I don't receive it?

cristin- it will be your state of residence on record. There is only place for one state.

You will only count what you have received. The court order amount does not impact anything, just what has been received.

if a parent does not file taxes, does the student qualify to apply?

The student can Absolutely still apply. You will just mark "not filing" on the FAFSA

will current financial info - investments include 401k/hr10 (retirement funds)?

Do you only fill out the CSS the first year when a student applies, or do you have to fill it out every year, like the FAFSA?

No retirement accounts will be included on the FAFSA.

The CSS will be each year

if a student is currently in the early college program , do they qualify to apply in their final year of early college?

What is the early college program?

Are you allowed to use financial aid to pay for all indirect costs, or just direct costs?

Early College is Dual enrollement

If the family income exceed 110K, is it still worth to apply for FAFSA?

Yes- the Cost of attendance will allow you to use aid to cover those expenses.

Dual enrollment is still high school, so they will file the FAFsA and apply as normal in their senior year

YES! Always file the FAFSA the first year. It will only open up opportunities for students and families.

does the FAFSA need to be filled before college application ?

File the FAFSA as soon as possible.

It does not need to be but it is a good idea.

At what point in the process do we apply for loans?

could you repeat what you said about the ’22-’23 application not taking into account having multiple children in college at once?

The FAFSA is the application for the student federal loans. For the parent and private loans, it will be once a deposit is paid and after July 1 of the academic year they will enroll.

Does FAFSA offer the same opportunities for US citizen and green card holders? or different offers?

The opportunities are exactly the same.

The number in college question will be removed, and we are not sure the impact as of yet.

If the parents own more than 1 house, do they have to provide that information on FAFSA?

Student doesn't is on my G4 visa and doesn't have SSN. I do have SSN. Can I apply for Stafford loans?

The additional property can be taken into account especially if it is a rental property.

There must be a FAFSA on file for there to be any Direct loans available.

Can you get a Parent Plus loan if the FAFSA results in no financial need for the school?

Yes- the PLUS loan will still be available.

529 Investments will fall under Parents' asset OR under student's? Given that the Parent is the account holder and the student is the beneficiary...

what are title 4 schools?

Is the information about the NPC for each college provided by Neviance program accurate?

Do you login with your own ID, or with your student’s ID?

into the FAFSA website?

Title IV schools are schools that participate in federal funding programs.

I would rely on the individual schools NPC more than a single source

Start with the students FSA ID to log in

how do I get a FSA ID?

https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch

Does 529 money need to be reported as a student asset?

https://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/confusion-about-reporting-custodial-529-college-savings-plan-accounts-on-the-fafsa

Our son is a jr. do you suggest getting an fsa id now or should we wait until next year

Can you make a summary of the questions/answers?

A lot of scholarships appear to be random drawings or contests. How do I tell what the scams are vs. legit scholarships?

Can you go back over the timing of applying for Direct Unsubsidized loans? I know you typed the answer, but I think I missed it.

Never pay to be eligible for a scholarship.

Does both parents need a FSA ID and be on the application?

There will be a recording of this presentation on the WJ website under Counseling in a few days

I am on a G4 and never filed taxes, my older son didn't qualify for fafsa, could you please explain how that works. I am ready to file for my Senior this year.

What percent of schools use only the FAFSA in determining financial aid?

what is the FSA id?

there were no tax returns

could you please repeat the response on G4

whats supposed to be done?

Can I change fafsa numbers after I submit it?

All family members are on G4. My daughter doesn't have SSN. What may be her options ?

What if one parent files taxes but the other parent works in another country, and is not american citizen

For merit aid, do schools actually also consider circumstances or need along with merit, or do you think it is purely based on merit?

If you make over 130k, can you get aid?

If I wait til jan does that change the year fafsa wants income from from 2020 to 2021?

What if one parent files taxes but the other parent works in another country, and is not american citizen.

What would be different for a child under guardianship.

we should create a g4 club for all those struggling on G4 visa issues

What if my legal last name was changed on every official doc but my ssn and although we are scheduled to get it changed, I already submitted it with the name on my ssn (before I knew we were scheduled)?

Where can I find Merit based resources?

What if one parent files taxes but the other parent works in another country, and is not american citizen.

If divorce occurs in 2021 does fafsa not consider this because it didn’t occur in 2020?

how much estimated aid can I get if the income after taxes was 86k for a five person household?

Do I understand that if I’m completing the FAFSA as the parent, I should enter the student’s FSA ID instead of mine?

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Estimation of EFC seems to be subjective, and wonder how to do fair or reasonable calculation for EFC?

Are this presentation and the follow up questions recorded and captured anywhere?

Josef-the entire presentation will be on the WJ website in a few days under counseling and CAC

I understand that step parents income has to be included on a FAFSA. Does that mean that the step parent is technically considered responsible for paying for the student’s education?

What if parents of an US citizen have to leave US in 2022 and go back in another country they are from. They are from a country with very low income … what happens with the student fafsa for the first year

Is the FAFSA ID the same thing as the account username?

I am confused, I thought that the parent fills out the FAFSA with the child’s FAFSA ID. Is that incorrect?

Asking again....529 Investments will fall under Parents' asset in FAFSA OR under student's? Given that the Parent is the account holder and the student is the beneficiary...

https://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/confusion-about-reporting-custodial-529-college-savings-plan-accounts-on-the-fafsa

if parents fill taxes separatly and the children are declared with only one of them, the one making the most money, do we have to fill with the taxes of onee parent or both?

Again … is it the student or the parent who files fafsa; is the student or parent who is responsible for the loan received

deadline to submit FAFSA for seniors

If a parent's employer reimburses part of the Tuition as benefit. Will that need to be included as Parent's asset...and how?

How many schools you can go for favsa?

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Is the FAFSA ID the same thing as the account username?

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Applied for Student FinancialAid before and the student was denied due to its parent’s substantial equity in the home - would this be an impediment for FAFSA?

how long will this recording be up for? If I have questions several months later, can I still find this recording?

How can we get a recording of this meeting?

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