GSC WILL HELP STUDENTS SEEKING FEDERAL AID

(02/01/2005)
Glenville State College will be offering four sessions to help students and families fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) electronically for the 2005-06 school year.

The sessions will be held in computer lab of Robert F. Kidd Library at the following times:

Wednesday, February 2 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 3 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 8 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 13 2:00 p.m.

The FAFSA form must be completed before March 1 in order to meet several important deadlines for the next school year. All students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov as there are no longer any paper renewal applications.

To make the application as streamlined as possible, students should sign up for a Department of Education PIN number at www.pin.ed.gov and bring it to the session.

If the student is required to report their parent's information on the form, their parent's PIN number will be needed as well. The FAFSA can still be processed without a PIN number, but the processing takes longer.

Income information from the 2004 calendar year will also be needed to complete the FAFSA. If completed 2004 tax returns are not yet available, estimated information can be provided. The correct information can be submitted at a later time.