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So, You Still Need Help Paying for College? . Establishing Residency. If you graduate from a high school in Virginia, but you family who live in Georgia, you don’t qualify for in-state tuition in Georgia*. It depends on the state, and where the student has lived within the past 12 months. .
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Establishing Residency • If you graduate from a high school in Virginia, but you family who live in Georgia, you don’t qualify for in-state tuition in Georgia*. • It depends on the state, and where the student has lived within the past 12 months.
The Role of Step Parents and the FAFSA • Even if a step-parent has a legal agreement, that states he/she will not provide financial support, he/she still needs to use their financial info. • The student will need to contact their colleges/universities to let them know about the agreement
More help on Parent Info • If the parents are unmarried, and do not live together, the student would use the parent who has provided the most financial support**. **Make sure to tell the truth
Scholarships • https://tobacco.swcenter.edu/ • ^“Notify Me!” • FastWeb – ScholarshipSearch • www.fastweb.com • Scholarships.com • www.scholarships.com • College BoardScholarship Search • http://apps.collegeboard.org/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp • Scholarship America • http://scholarshipamerica.org/students.php
Scholarships (Con’t) • StudentScholarships.org • www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship.php • Hispanic College Fund • www.hispanicfund.org • LULAC NationalScholarship Funds • www.lnesc.org • The United NegroCollege Fund • www.uncf.org
Helpful Resources • FAFSA PRACTICE • enter the user name eddemo and the password fafsatst • Your College Adviser • Paper FAFSA
Super FAFSA Week! • In February, myself and others will help you all complete the FAFSA