FAFSA Workshop during Conferences

Newberg High School is hosting a FAFSA workshop during conferences to help students, parents/guardians and anyone who wants assistance in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

This is a FREE event designed to help Oregon college-bound students and their families with the financial aid application process. Everyone is invited to attend this event, whether they are high school or non-traditional returning students. Financial aid professionals will be on hand to help attendees complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) scholarship application and creating the FSA ID.  

Frequently Asked Questions 

What is financial aid?
Financial aid for college comes from a variety of government and private programs. These include:

• Grants, which do not have to be repaid
• Loans, which have to be repaid
• Wages for work performed (also called work-study)
• Scholarships, which are competitive earnings that do not have to be repaid

What is the FAFSA?
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a form that must be filled out by every student seeking financial aid for attendance at any school in the nation. This form calculates a family’s financial need—it creates an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) that is a measure of how much or little a family can support a student in college. For more information, or to fill out the FAFSA online, go to  
 

Why is the FAFSA important?
Eligibility for most types of financial aid is based on need, which is measured by the FAFSA. Most federal aid, including grants, work-study, and even loans, use the EFC in order calculate how much aid to give each student. Many private scholarships also ask for FAFSA results in order to determine financial need.
 

Can my parents and I fill out the FAFSA over the Internet?
Yes, you can fill out the FAFSA online. You can sign the FAFSA electronically with a FSA ID, or print out, sign and mail in a paper signature page (You will be able to fill out and electronically submit the FAFSA at College Goal Oregon if you choose to).

The FSA ID replaced the Federal Student Aid PIN on May 10, 2015. If you or your parents do not already have a FSA ID, we encourage you to apply for one. If you already have a PIN, you can link your information to your new FSA ID by entering your PIN while registering for your FSA ID. (This will save you time when registering for your FSA ID) If you've forgotten your PIN, don't worry; you can either enter the answer your PIN "challenge question" during the FSA ID registration process to link your PIN, or you can just create your FSA ID from scratch.

Who should attend College Goal Oregon?
Anybody who needs financial aid for postsecondary education should attend College Goal Oregon. Even though many of the sites are community colleges, you do not need to be attending (or planning on attending) that college to get help. 

What documents should I bring with me to the FAFSA workshop?

• Yourself and a parent if possible
• 2015 federal tax return. 
• Current value of assets, including cash, checking, savings, investments, and value of business/farm, if any.  
• Social Security numbers of student and parents
• Driver's license (if any) 
• Alien registration card (if you are not a U.S. citizen)