WorksheetsFAFSA
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What does the acronym FAFSA mean?
Financial Application for Free Student Assistance
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Free Assistance for Fast Student Approval
Formal Application for Federal Student Assistance
Does it cost money to file the FAFSA?
Yes
No
Only if you fill it out after January 1st
Only if your college requires a fee
The FAFSA becomes available starting...
January 1
December 31
May 1
October 1
Which one of these things do you NOT need to fill out the FAFSA?
Birth certificate (or proof of U.S. citizenship)
Parent and student FSA IDs
Tax information from parent(s)
Your Social Security Number
True or False? Males between the ages of 18-25 must be registered for the Selective Service (draft) in order to complete the FAFSA.
True
False
True or False? The FAFSA will only help you get federal financial aid, not state or college-based financial aid.
True
False
The formula colleges use to determine your financial aid package is:
Cost of attendance minus local scholarships you get
Expected family contribution plus your personal contribution
Expected family contribution minus local scholarships you get
Cost of attendance minus expected family contribution
If your parents live together, you...
Include them both on FAFSA
Include them both on FAFSA only if they are living together AND married
Include only the parent who makes more money
Include only the parent who you prefer
If your parents are divorced and do not live together...
You must report the information for them both in every circumstance
You must only report the information for the parent who either financially supports you the most or who you live with the most
You cannot apply for FAFSA
You do not have to report any parent information
If the parent you live with has remarried, and this person lives in your home...
You include the stepparent's tax information on your FAFSA
You do not include the stepparent's tax information on your FAFSA
You only include the stepparent on your FAFSA if your parent does not have a social security number
You lie and say your parent has not remarried to get an EFC closer to 0
If you don't have a driver's license...
You do not need to put your driver's license number on FAFSA
You need to get one before you can complete FAFSA
You can apply for FAFSA, but you have to fill out a more detailed application
None of the above are correct
How often do you complete FAFSA?
Once a year, every year you are attending school
One time before your freshman year of college
Once a year, every 2 years you are attending school
As often as you would like to
Grants are...
Earned Money
Borrowed Money
Free Money
Not given through FAFSA
Loans are...
Free Money
Borrowed Money
Earned Money
Not given through FAFSA
How much money you get from FAFSA is determined by your...
Work Study
Loans
Grants
EFC, Estimated Family Contribution
What is FAFSA?
It's a paid application for Federal Student Aid where you need to pay to have access to financial aid, grants, and loans.
It's a free application for Federal Student Aid where you do not need to pay to have access to financial aid, grants, and loans.
A type of food.
What is COA?
Cost of attendance
Cost of admiration
Cost of admission
Care of administration
What is SAR?
Student admission report
Student aid report
Student admission review
Student aid review
Why is COA important?
It's important because it's a college's cost of attendance (COA) is the total direct and indirect costs of a year of college. The cost of attendance may also be called the student budget or the sticker price.
It's important because it subtracts a college's cost of attendance (COA) is the total direct costs of a year of college. The cost of attendance may also be called the student budget or the college price.
This is a trick question. There is no such thing in COA as it relates to FAFSA.
What is an SAR?
The Student Aid Report (SAR) is a paper or electronic document that gives you some basic information about your eligibility for state student aid and lists your answers to the questions on your Free Application for State Student Aid (FASSA).
The Student Aid Report (SAR) is a paper or electronic document that gives you some basic information about your eligibility for federal student aid and lists your answers to the questions on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
What do you NOT need to fill out your FAFSA?
HS Diploma or GED
Demonstrate financial need
Have at least a 3.5 GPA
Must be enrolled or enrolling an eligible degree program
If you live with your parent(s) or guardian(s) then they will need to have their_________ in order to fill out the FAFSA.
last year's report cards
last year's tax forms
It's important to discuss FAFSA, taxes, and financial aid with your parent(s) or guardian(s) because...
you want them to go to college and pay as little as possible.
you want to go to college and want to pay as little as possible.
How much is FAFSA?
Free
Seventy Dollars
One Hundred Seventy-Three Dollars
Fifty Bucks
Can you apply for FAFSA online?
Yes
NO
Maybe
Pizza
What Documents will you need to apply for FAFSA?
Your W-2 forms for the previous year or other records of money earned
Your Federal Income Tax Return for the previous year
Your parents' Federal Income Tax Return for the previous year if you are a dependent student.
All of the above
The purpose of the Zero Debt College Project is
To learn strategies to get scholarships to fully cover the cost of college
To get perfect grades in school
To graduate top of your class in high school
A person needs to be absolutely poor to get scholarships
True
False
To get scholarships the number one thing you need to do is:
Apply
Get perfect grades
Get excellent test scores
Which of the following is something ANY student can do to get better prepared for scholarships?
Community Service
Graduate top of the class
Be a top athlete
