FAFSA Help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRyXfUStHO0
Recording of line-by-line training for students and parents completing the FAFSA now available
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRyXfUStHO0
- Go to www.fafsa.gov. One thing you don’t need in order to fill out the FAFSA? Money! Remember, the FAFSA is FREE when you use the official .gov site: www.fafsa.gov.
- Choose which FAFSA you’d like to complete. The new FAFSA that becomes available on January 1, 2014, is the 2014–15 FAFSA. You should complete the 2014-15 FAFSA if you will be attending college between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. Remember, the FAFSA is not a one-time thing. You must complete or renew your FAFSA each school year.
Note: The 2013–2014 FAFSA is also available if you will be attending college between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014, and you haven’t applied for financial aid yet. - Enter your personal information.* This is information like your name, date of birth, etc. If you have completed the FAFSA in the past, a lot of your personal info will be pre-populated to save you time. Make sure you enter your personal information exactly as it appears on official government documents. (That’s right, no nicknames.)
- Enter your financial information.* All of it. You should use income records for the tax year prior to the academic year for which you are applying. For example, if you are filling out the 2014–15 FAFSA, you will need to use 2013 tax information. If you or your parent(s) haven’t filed your 2013 taxes yet, you can always estimate the amountsusing your 2012 tax return; just make sure to update your FAFSA once you file your 2013 taxes. If you have filed your taxes already, you may be able to automatically import your tax information into the FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool. It makes completing the FAFSA super easy!
- Choose up to 10 schools in which you wish to apply, and we will send the necessary information over to them so they can calculate the amount of financial aid you are eligible to receive. Make sure you include any school you plan to attend so your financial aid awards are not delayed.
- Sign the document with your PIN.* The PIN serves as your electronic signature, or e-signature. You’ll use it to electronically sign and submit your FAFSA. If you don’t have a PIN, you’ll need to get one. If you’ve completed the FAFSA in the past, you probably already have a PIN. You can use the same PIN you used in the past to renew your FAFSA each school year, so keep it in a safe place. If you have forgotten your PIN, you can retrieve it. If you’re considered a dependent student, at least one of your parents or your legal guardian will need a PIN as well. If you or one of your siblings have completed the FAFSA within the last 18 months, your parent(s) will use the same PIN they used before. If not, your parent(s) may need to apply for a new PIN.
*If you are considered a dependent student, your parent(s) will also need to do this.
I’m finished. What’s next?
That’s it. You’ve filled it out. We told you it wasn’t so bad. With the hard part over, check out this page to learn who you will hear from and when.
Still have questions?
We’re here to help. Connect with us: StudentAid.gov/social.
Nicole Callahan is a new media analyst at the Department of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid.
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Mapping Your Future provided a line-by-line training for students and parents completing the 2013-14 FAFSA on Tuesday, February 5. Lori Auxier, Director of Outreach Services, Florida Office of Student Financial Assistance and Beth Ziehmer, Customer Service/Operations Coordinator, Mapping Your Future provided an overview of completing the FAFSA.
A recording of this webinar is now available at mappingyourfuture.org/services/webinararchive.cfm.
Students and parents looking for ways to help keep the cost of attending college down can register to attend an upcoming webinar How to keep college affordable - 5 key strategies. Learn more about this webinar and register at mappingyourfuture.org/services/webinars.htm.
For questions or more information, contact Sherry Hildebrand at webinars@mappingyourfuture.org or (512) 635-3315.
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DUVAL COUNTY IS NO LONGER PRINTING SCHOLARSHIP BOOKS FOR SENIORS. INSTEAD, VISIT THE SCHOLARSHIP WEBSITE.
Scholarship Websites:
http://www.studentscholarships.org/
http://www.fastweb.com/
http://www.scholarships.com/
Regional Financial Aid Nights:
SCHOOL/CONTACT
Emails @duvalschools.org
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DATE
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TIME
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RIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL
3701
Winton Dr., 32202, (904) 924-3092
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Thursday
November 14, 2013
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6:00 PM
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ED WHITE HIGH SCHOOL
1700 Old Middleburg Rd.,
32210, 693-7620
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Thursday
December 12, 2014
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6:00 PM
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TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL
7310 Parker School Rd.,
32211, (904) 720-1650
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Thursday
December 12, 2013
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6:30 PM
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DARNELL COOKMAN MIDDLE HIGH
1701 Davis St. N., 32209 (904) 630-6805
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Thursday
December 12, 2013
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6:00 PM
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FORREST HIGH SCHOOL
5530 Firestone Rd., 32244, (904) 573-1170
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Tuesday
December 17, 2013
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6:00 PM
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AP RANDOLPH
1157 Golfair Blvd., 32209,
(904) 924-3011
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Thursday
January 9, 2014
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6:00 PM
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FRANK H. PETERSON
7450 Wilson Blvd. 32210,
573-1150
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Thursday
January 9, 2014
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6:00 p.m.
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RAINES HIGH SCHOOL
3663 Raines Ave., 32209,
(904) 924-3049
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Thursday
January 9, 2014
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6:30 PM
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PAXON SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED
STUDIES
3239 Norman E. Thagard Blvd., 32254, (904) 693-7583
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Tuesday
January 14, 2014
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5:30 PM
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FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOL
700
Seagate Ave., 32266, (904) 247-5905
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Tuesday
January 14, 2014
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6:00 PM
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FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL
590 Duval Station Rd., 32218,
(904) 757-0080
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Thursday
January 16, 2014
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6:00 PM
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ROBERT E. LEE HIGH SCHOOL
1200 S. McDuff Ave., 32205,
381-3930
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Thursday
January 16, 2014
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6:30 PM
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WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL
7000 Powers Ave., 32217,
(904) 739-5265
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Tuesday
January 21, 2014
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6:00 PM
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ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOL
9735 R.G. Skinner Pkwy, 32256, (904) 538-5120
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Wednesday
January 22, 2014
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6:00 PM
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STANTON COLLEGE PREP
1149 W. 13th
St., 32209, (904) 630-6760
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Thursday
January 23, 2014
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6:45 PM
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BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOL
291 Mill St. W., 32234, (904) 266-1200
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Tuesday
January 28, 2014
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6:00 PM
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DOUGLAS ANDERSON
2445 San Diego Rd., 32207,
(904) 346-5620
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Tuesday
January 28, 2014
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7:00 PM
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SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
2750 John Prom Blvd., 32246,
(904) 646-5131
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Wednesday
January 29, 2014
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6:00 PM
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ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL
3816 North Main Street,32206,
(904) 630-6950
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Wednesday
January 29, 2014
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6:00 PM
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MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL
4831 Greenland Rd., 32258,
(904) 260-3911
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Thursday
January 30, 2014
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6:00 PM
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ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
4412 Barnes Rd., 32207,
739-5212
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Thursday
January 30, 2014
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6:30 PM
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ALL ESOL STUDENTS/PARENTS
Englewood HS, 4412 Barnes
Rd., 32207
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Thursday
January 30, 2014
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6:00 PM
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MILITARY STUDENTS/PARENTS
USO, 2560 Mayport Rd.,
Atlantic Beach, FL. 32233
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Thursday
January 30, 2014
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6:30 PM
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