What Comes After Your FAFSA Form Submission

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

The FAFSA form is a U.S. Department of Education form that the student (and parents of dependent students) must file in order to qualify for federal student aid. It is used by colleges to determine your financial aid eligibility. You can submit the FAFSA form anytime after January 01 for ...

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The EFC Formula (for Students)

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Last week, we reviewed the EFC Formula for Parents of Dependent Students.  With this posting, we are going to review the formula used for students. EFC is a measure of the family's financial strength and the amount of resources the family has available to pay for education. Colleges and other aid ...

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The EFC Formula

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

The "Expected Family Contribution" (EFC) is a measure of the family's financial strength and the amount of resources the family has available to pay for education. The government uses the submitted FAFSA form to calculate EFC. The question is how the EFC is calculated. We are going to take the next ...

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