LSSU Offering Financial Aid Nights at Local High Schools

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PARENTS INVITED TO FIND OUT ABOUT COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID AT LSSU FINANCIAL AID NIGHTS

High School seniors and parents interested in learning more about college financial aid and its availability will get the opportunity this month and in early February through Lake Superior State University Financial Aid Nights.

Staff from LSSU's Financial Aid office will be visiting high schools around the Eastern Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Peninsula to talk to families. In addition, on Feb. 12, LSSU and Sault Area High School will sponsor a free workshop — College Goal Sunday — to help parents and students fill out the Free Application for Federal Aid (FAFSA), a requirement for any student seeking college financial aid.

"The FAFSA verification process is changing; we'll describe it in the sessions," said Deborah Faust, director of LSSU Financial Aid. "Families will want to hear about the changes in advance of filing our their FAFSA this year."

Faust said that part of the new verification process is the option to use the IRS data retrieval system to import tax information directly into the FAFSA. This will be discussed at the LSSU Financial Aid sessions.

Faust and her staff will also discuss scholarships, grants, loans, and employment programs and will advise students how to apply for student aid. Emphasis will be places on eligibility requirements, how to evaluate an aid offer, and how to complete the FAFSA, all of which should be considered by students and parents, no matter which college the student will be attending. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions.

For more information, contact LSSU's Financial Aid office, 635-2678. A list of locations, times, and date of the workshops:

Jan. 11, 6:30 PM Sault Area High School

Jan. 12, 6:30 PM Gaylord High School

Jan. 16, 6 PM Indian River High School

Jan. 17, 6 PM Pickford High School

Jan. 18, 6:30 PM Rudyard High School

Jan. 23, 6:30 PM LaSalle High School, St. Ignace

Jan. 26, 6 PM Newberry High School

Feb. 7, 6:30 PM Engadine High School

Feb. 12, 2-4 PM College Goal Sunday at the Sault Area High School.

(This announcement was provided to the Education Department by LSSU.)