Online Initiatives

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On-line Initiatives

• NYSFAAA Region IV
• High School Counselor Workshop
• November 28, 2001

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Web World

• The move to the Web
• Examples File your taxes on-line, apply to
  colleges on-line, apply financial aid on-line
  with the FAFSA and the Profile.
• Students are fairly technically savvy.
• Last year's electronic workshop provided a close
  look at the FAFSA on the Web. This session will
  look at the most important websites you and your
  students will need to begin the college and
  financial aid application process.

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Web Wonders

• A few important sites
• www.fafsa.ed.gov
• www.sfa4schools.sfa.ed.gov
• www.fastweb.com/
• www.finaid.org

• www.nycolleges.org
• www.suny.edu
• www.cuny.edu
• www.collegeboard.com

• www.nysfaaa.org

January 7 March 1, 2002 College Financial Aid
Awareness Months finaid_at_nysfaaa.org E-mail
questions to financial aid professionals. Replies
within 48 hours!
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Other important sites

• College info - NYS
• www.nycolleges.org
• www.suny.edu
• www.cuny.edu
• www.hesc.org
• www.nysfaaa.org
• www.nysaves.org
• College info - National
• www.collegeboard.com
• www.embark.com
• www.mycollegeguide.org
• www.collegenet.com
• www.collegenight.com
• www.collegexpress.com
• www.usnews.com/usnews/edu
• www.petersons.com
• Additional resources

• Federal financial aid-related resources
• www.ed.gov/studentaid
• www.fafsa.ed.gov
• www.pin.ed.gov
• www.sss.gov
• CSS/PROFILE on-line
• www.collegeboard.com
• On-line Scholarship Search Services
• www.fastweb.com
• www.srnexpress.com
• www.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/ssrchtop
• www.collegenet.com/mach25
• www.scholarships.com
• www.collegequest.com/college

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Recommended Web Sites

• Good college application overview information.
• For scholarship searches www.fastweb.com - one
  of the largest databases, updated often.
• Grant and Scholarship Information
• New York State programs www.hesc.org
• Federal programs information (to order outreach
  publications geared toward high school students
  and counselors) www.ed.gov/studentaid
• Financial Aid Forms
• FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Profile www.collegeboard.com

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www.fafsa.ed.gov
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Test Drive the FAFSAat the FAFSA Demo Site

• http//fafsademo.test.ed.gov
• Great site for counselors, students, parents to
  get comfortable filing the FAFSA electronically
  before using the site www.fafsa.ed.gov to
  complete federal aid application.
• The information you enter in the demo is saved
  only for the day you are entering the data. All
  information is cleared from the database nightly.
  The 2002-03 FAFSA will be available on the demo
  site as of 12/3/01.

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From the FAFSA demo site

• Complete "submit" a FAFSA or renewal FAFSA
• Make corrections
• Check application status
• Sign applications electronically
• Request duplicate SARs
• Search for federal school codes
• http//fafsademo.test.ed.gov
• User name eddemo
• Password fafsatest

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www.fafsa.ed.gov

• The site where the actual FAFSA is completed.
  Notice it doesn't have "CPS Web Applications Test
  System" on bottom left corner as did the
  www.fafsademo.test.ed.gov had.
• We strongly recommend students/parents complete
  the FAFSA on the Web.
• Quicker.
• Reduces errors.
• Built in edit checks.

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www.fafsa.ed.gov

• From this website
• Check for federal school codes.
• Register for selective service.
• Remember, males 18 to 25 must be registered with
  selected service to receive federal student aid.
  Males who are at least 17 years of age can begin
  the process. Selective Service will act on the
  registration request once student is within 30
  days of turning 18.
• Check the status of the students FAFSA.
• Find out about student aid (frequently asked
  questions).

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PIN Personal Identification Number with the
U.S. Dept. of Education www.pin.ed.gov

• Why is PIN important?
• Can be used as the student's signature when
  completing the FAFSA on-line.
• Will allow student to access other Dept. of
  Education databases in the future.
• PINs are specific to an individual. A parent may
  also obtain a PIN so s/he can also sign FAFSA
  electronically.
• If student and/or parent does not "sign" the
  FAFSA with a PIN, the signature page MUST be
  printed from the www.fafsa.ed.gov Web site,
  signed and mailed to the federal processor.

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www.pin.ed.gov

• PIN Personal Identification Number
• Implemented PIN system in spring 2001.
• Allows students and parents to easily apply for a
  PIN.
• To apply for a PIN on-line, go to www.pin.ed.gov
• PIN applicant's name, SSN, and DOB are matched
  with SSA.
• PIN mailer (i.e. private postcard) with
  applicants PIN is mailed to the applicant if the
  match is successful.
• If the match is unsuccessful, applicant will
  receive a letter instead of a PIN mailer.

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www.pin.ed.gov

• Apply for a PIN.
• Generally will take 7 to 10 days to receive a PIN
  via U.S. Postal mail.
• Request duplicate copy of PIN.
• Ask to change PIN if feel PIN has been
  compromised.

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www.collegeboard.com

• Access the College Board's website to get to the
  Profile on line.
• Register for SAT exams.

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CSS's Profile On-Line

• At www.collegeboard.com, select CSS/Profile.
• Some higher cost private institutions use the
  Profile to award institutional financial aid.
  Many have deadline dates that are fast
  approaching.
• Student first registers on-line for the
  application indicating the colleges that have
  requested the Profile. CSS then provides a
  "customized" Profile application.

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www.nycolleges.org

• Great resource for the 100 private colleges and
  universities in New York State
• Map with institutions listed by region
• Financial Aid section
• Academic Programs 500 programs and where
  theyre offered by degree-level
• Campus Profiles contact info, costs,
  enrollment, deadlines, requirements, with links
  directly to the colleges own web pages
• On-line Request for College Information
• Open House dates and events listing updated
  weekly
• PDF page view, download and print outreach
  publications

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Region IV Colleges and Universities Web sites

• Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
• www.nehealth.com
• Mildred Elley Business School
• www.mildred-elley.com
• Modern Welding School
• www.modernwelding.com
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• www.rpi.edu
• The Sage Colleges
• www.sage.edu
• Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
• www.nehealth.com
• Schenectady County Community College
• www.sunysccc.edu
• Siena College
• www.siena.edu
• Skidmore College
• www.skidmore.edu
• SUNY Ag Tech at Cobleskill

• Adirondack Community College
• www.sunyacc.edu
• Albany College of Pharmacy
• www.acp.edu/Welcome.html
• Albany Law School
• www.als.edu
• Albany Medical College www.amc.edu
• Bryant Stratton
• www.bryantstratton.edu
• The College of Saint Rose
• www.strose.edu
• Columbia Greene Community College
• www.sunycgcc.edu
• Ellis Hospital School of Nursing
• www.ehson.org
• Excelsior (Regents) College
• www.excelsiorcollege.edu
• Fulton Montgomery Community College
• www.fmcc.suny.edu

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Web Wave Wrap Up

• Overwhelming? Perhaps.
• Way of the future.
• Internet has helped process student aid faster
  and better.
• It will continue to play a greater role in a
  student's search and application for college.

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Conclusion

• This power point presentation will be available
  to download at www.nycolleges.org/pdfs.html
• Thank you.