Upward Bound FAFSA Workshop

for UB seniors and parents

 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15

2:00 to 7:00 p.m.

150 Murphy Resource Center, UW-La Crosse

Many UB students will be eligible for THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS worth of FREE financial aid!

for only an hour or so of application time!

Early in January, you were mailed a large envelope with your SENIOR LETTER and information about this FAFSA workshop.

If you haven't yet read the materials, READ THEM NOW!

 

You will need to bring and/or know:

*  BEFORE YOU COME: Complete and file your 2012 federal income tax return - parent(s) and student

*  BEFORE YOU COME:  Get (or know) your FAFSA pin - parent(s) and student

*  Bring your COMPLETED FAFSA on the Web worksheet

*  Bring OFFICIAL Federal and State of Wisconsin Social Security and/or SSI and/or TANF statements (if applicable)

*  BRING Student's Alien Registration Number and Permanent Residency Card (if applicable)

*  Bring student's current high school transcript including first semester, senior year (for TIP Grant)

*  Bring student's personal statement (for TIP Grant) from summer senior seminar (if applicable)

*  Bring COMPLETED TIP grant application (only if attending school in Wisconsin) signed by parent/guardian

*  Alien residents only – BRING Student's Alien Registration Number and Permanent Residency Card (if applicable)

 

THIS **IS** MORE IMPORTANT THAN WORK, SHOPPING, WATCHING A MOVIE, HANGING OUT or OTHER STUFF

 

+  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +

 

Completing your FAFSA will take about ONE HOUR.

Please plan to come by or BEFORE 6:00 p.m.

 

If you are not available, please

call UB (608 785-8539) or email UpwardBound@uwlax.edu

to make other arrangements.

 

Some aid is distributed on a first filed, first served basis!! The sooner your complete your FAFSA, the better!!

 

We will help you file your application electronically.

 

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION LISTED ABOVE.

 

If you attended Senior Seminar this summer, you will have some of the items listed above already done.

 

 

ATTENTION CLASS OF 2013!

 

This is a BIG YEAR for you! You will apply for colleges and scholarships this year! This will mean making sure you check your mail and email regularly, respond in a timely manner to all important Upward Bound and college notices, organize and keep organized all college application related materials and pay attention to deadlines!

 

KEEP UB INFORMED!

·      If you need help deciding or applying to colleges

·      If you need help with your application essay

·      If you need help asking for recommendations

·      If you need help organizing your stuff

·      If you get an acceptance, wait list or rejection letter from a college

·      If you need help with a scholarship application

·      If you get a scholarship

·      If you have any other questions, problems, concerns or good news about this process!

 

REMEMBER!

Seniors will not get stipends until UB has their college acceptance/rejection letters, ACT scores, and (for spring stipends) copy of Student Aid Report!