Area high-schoolers looking for help applying for federal student aid to attend college can do so at College Goal Sunday.
Officials from Allen County Community College and other colleges will be at the ACCC campus from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 12 to assist students and their parents complete the required Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms.
The event is free and open to all high school students who wish to attend college but do not know how they will finance their studies. Each student who attends will be eligible to win a $500 scholarship.
A student’s FAFSA results determine how much federal assistance the student will receive through Pell grants — money that does not have to be paid back — the Federal Work-Study Program or student loans.
Ideally, students have already begun the FAFSA process by registering online for a personal identification number. Students can apply for the PIN at the during the event, but doing so then may delay the FAFSA application.
Students can apply for their PIN online at www.fafsa.gov.
A family’s income helps determine how much federal assistance a student should receive to attend college.
Thus, those who show up at College Goal Sunday should either bring their family’s 2010 income tax returns, or, if those returns have not yet been completed, bring in all necessary W-2 forms.
Students looking at any college, not just ACCC, are invited to attend.
Students can sign up for a College Goal Sunday cell phone reminder by texting “CGS” to 25827.
Student aid focus of College Goal Sunday
