Seniors: FASFA INFORMATION

• Before beginning the FASFA, you should apply for a U.S. Department of Education personal identification number (PIN) at www.pin.ed.gov. The PIN will allow you to sign your FASFA electronically and to correct your processed FASFA information online. After you receive the PIN assigned to you, we recommend you change it to something easy to remember. Don't share your PIN with anyone! If you are providing parent information on the FASFA, one of your parents must also sign your application. To sign electronically, your parent must apply for his or her own PIN.
   

• FAFSA Financial Aid Night will be held on Wednesday, February 28th from 6:30PM till 8:00PM in the CHS Library and the Career Center. Bring your paperwork, your FAFSA PIN and your parents for some professional help with your college financial aid. Seniors, show one parent how to also request a FAFSA PIN before that date. ALL CCISD students and their parents are invited to attend!
  
  Contact: Rose Mary Shepperd
                Counsilor
                Richard King High School
                5225 Gollihar Road
                Corpus Christi, Texas 78412
                Rmshepperd@ccisd.us

You will need the following information to complete the FASFA

• Your Social Security Number and your parent's Social Security Numbers if you are providing parent information
   

• Your Driver's license number if you have one
   

• Your Alien Registration Number if you are not a U.S. Citizen
   

• 2006 federal tax information or tax returns (including IRS W-2 information) for yourself and spouse if you are not married, and for your parents in you are providing parent information. If you have not yet filed a 2006 income tax return, you can still submit your FASFA but you must provide income and tax information.
   

• Records of untaxed income, such as Social Security benefits, welfare benefits (e.g., TANF), and veterans benefits, for yourself, and your parents if you are providing parent information
   

• Information on savings, investments, and business and farm assets for yourself, and your parents if you are providing parent information.

WARNING!

Be wary of organizations that charge a fee to submit your application or to find you money for school. In general, the help you pay for can be obtained for free from your school or from the U.S. Department of Education

Note:

If you or your family has unusual circumstances (such as loss of employment), complete FASFA on the Web to the extent you can, then submit the application and consult the financial aid office at the college you plan to attend.