Every senior eligible to apply for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) should do so.   FAFSA opens for the 2020-21 school year on October 1st.   While the March 1st deadline used to be an industry standard, college and universities have increasingly moved their FAFSA preferred deadline closer to the college application deadline- some are as early as December!

This year, our Financial Aid presenters are combining efforts joining SLHS and HHS.

FINANCIAL AID 101/PAYING FOR COLLEGE NIGHT 2019 – Presented by Jack Zeeger, Financial Aid Manager of the NOVA Loudoun campus.   Monica Gomez, NOVA Pathway Counselor for HHS and SLHS will present the Spanish option

Wednesday, October 2nd at 6:30pm @

• South Lakes High School Auditorium
• Herndon High School Lecture Hall –  in SPANISH 

No need to register, simply come equipped with your questions.   

opics will include: What is financial aid? financial need? cost of attendance (COA)? expected family contribution (EFC)? What are the types and sources of financial aid? What is FAFSA and how do I apply?  How do we prepare NOW for college costs.

Hope to see many of you there! We will have handouts for SENIORS that include the list of FCPS based free FAFSA completion workshops as well as a list of the documents students & parents will need.  Additional information can be found at https://collegeaccessfairfax.org/ (copy & paste into your browser).  Some great scholarships will also be listed on their site as well for both two and four year colleges. The site for senior parents and students to create their FSA ID for the FAFSA is https://fsaid.ed.gov (copy and paste into browser).