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<p>For many families, it is <strong>time to apply for financial aid for college</strong>...<strong>many institutions maintain financial aid deadlines for Early Action/Early Decision/Restrictive Early Action applicants as early as <u>November 1st.</u></strong></p>
<p>Below is a very basic set of steps for applying for financial aid below that contains links to the most important websites. <em>This list was emailed to parents & students of senior families by Mr. Makris this week.</em> Always consult the financial aid pages of the colleges to which you'll apply for more details. </p>
<p><strong>BASIC STEPS AND LINKS TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID</strong></p>
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<li><strong>STEP 1:</strong>Gather important documents (Federal Tax Return form 1040, W2s, bank statements, etc), student and parent social security numbers, and alien registration # (if applicable)</li>
<li><strong>STEP 2:</strong>Get your <strong>FSA IDs</strong> (one for a parent, one for the student) at <a href="https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm">ed.gov</a></li>
<li><strong>STEP 3:</strong>Complete the <strong>2019-2020 FAFSA</strong> at <a href="https://fafsa.gov/">gov</a> and make sure to complete IRS Data Retrieval within, if eligible</li>
<li><strong>STEP 4:</strong>Apply for New York State’s TAP by following on screen prompts upon FAFSA completion or visiting <a href="http://www.hesc.ny.gov">hesc.ny.gov</a></li>
<li><strong>STEP 5:</strong>Complete the College Board’s <strong>2019-2020 CSS Profile</strong><strong> </strong>(if applicable) at <a href="https://student.collegeboard.org/css-financial-aid-profile">collegeboard.org</a></li>
<li><strong>STEP 6:</strong>Review (and correct, if needed) FAFSA Student Aid Report with Expected Family Contribution</li>
<li><strong>STEP 7:</strong>If applicable, complete any required institutional financial aid forms</li>
<li><strong>STEP 8:</strong>Send tax information to private colleges via <strong>IDOC</strong> (if requested)</li>
<li><strong>STEP 9: </strong>Once you know where you are going to college, log in to your account at <a href="http://www.hesc.ny.gov">hesc.ny.gov</a><a href="http://www.hesc.ny.gov"> </a>and make sure that your TAP application reflects the school that you will attend in the fall (NY State only)</li>
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