College Goal Sunday is this weekend!

Get free help with your FAFSA

WMU will host College Goal Sunday at Schneider Hall, 2-4 p.m., on Feb. 12. Volunteers will help parents and students with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). All are welcome! The FAFSA is required if you want to receive financial aid for the 2012-13 school year, and may be required for some scholarships. See the College Goal Sunday website for more details.

What to bring

• federal PIN (www.pin.ed.gov)
• your social security number
• your parent or guardian's social security number (if you're 23 or younger and dependent)
• your driver's license
• W-2 forms
• your 2011 federal income tax return (and your spouse's if you're married)
• your parent's 2011 federal income tax return
• your 2011 untaxed income records (Social Security, welfare, veteran benefits)
• your 2011 bank statements
• your 2011 business and investment mortgage information
• your alien registration card (if you're not a U.S. Citizen.)

Work-study cancellations begin Feb. 29

Work-study recipients must have earnings charged to their work-study awards by Feb. 28, or those
awards will be canceled. If a student has been hired, but will not be paid through work-study until after this date, the student and the employer must notify the financial aid office by emailing angela.madden@wmich.edu
before the Feb. 28 deadline. Emails received after Feb. 28 will not be considered and once an award has been canceled it will not be reinstated. See the work-study website for more information.

IRS data retrieval -- use it!

When filing your FAFSA online, be sure to use the IRS data retrieval tool when prompted. This tool automatically pulls in and loads your tax information into your FAFSA. Your tax information is available in 1-2 weeks after filing an e-return with the IRS; longer for paper returns. When you use this tool, you reduce the risk of inputting incorrect information, and it helps ensure your FAFSA is processed as quickly as possible. If you do NOT use the IRS data retrieval tool and your file is selected for verification, you will be required to submit an official IRS tax transcript (NOT a copy of your tax return.) To order a transcript, you must call the IRS at 1-800-908-9946.

But I haven't filed my taxes yet...

If you haven't filed your taxes, or your data isn't yet available using the IRS data retrieval tool, input the information you do have. Then, as soon as you can, go back and correct your FAFSA online, and use the IRS data retrieval tool. Your updated information will be sent to us automatically.

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeals

Submit all forms and documentation -- incomplete appeals will not be processed

The Satisfactory Academic Progress policy requires students to maintain SAP in order to be eligible for financial aid. If you wish to have your eligibility for financial aid reinstated, you may submit an appeal. Need help? Get all the info about SAP appeals here.

You must submit all required documentation. We cannot process an incomplete appeal. Read the complete SAP policy for details. Questions? Call Bronco Express, (269) 387-6000.

 

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Updated: 02/10/2012 10:45 AM