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Contact Information for Penny Nemechek - Financial Aid Coordinator at NWKTC
Penny J. Nemechek
Financial Aid Coordinator
1209 Harrison, PO Box 668
Goodland, KS 67735
785-890-1508
785-899-5711 fax
Helpful Documents for FAFSA: /vimages/shared/vnews/stories/5bb18b1ebb6d9/2019KASFAAPrograms.pdf
/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/5bb18b1ebb6d9/2019StudentsinUniqueSituations.pdf Unique Student Situations
/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/5bb18b1ebb6d9/2019ResourceGuide-KansasFosterCareYouth.pdf Foster Care Youth and FAFSA
/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/5bb18b1ebb6d9/2019UndocumentedStudentsTipSheet.pdf Undocumented Students Tips for FAFSA
FSA id: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_iS7gmQd9o Go here to fill out your FSA is https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/filling-out/fsaid
FAFSA video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdaGZASwjZU Go here to fill out your FAFSA https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa
FAFSA video FAFSA 2020
7 things you Need Before Fill out the FAFSA:
1. Your FSA id. Go to above link to create this you and your student will need one. Watch the You tube video if you need assistance.
2. Your Social Security Number for you and your student
3. Your driver’s license number for you and your student
4. Your last years tax records for you and your student
5. Records of your untaxed income for you and your student
6. Records of your assets (money)
7. List of the school(s) you are interested in attending. You can list up to 10 schools even if there is a slight chance you will go there list them!
HEFAR Group Money4College: Click on the LINK to learn more
October Newsletter - 7 Tips To Secure the Most Money For College
November Newsletter - Cash for College: Items covered in the video: What is your expected family contribution?, Does your child qualify for a Pell Grant?, Are additional applications required for private schools?, How do you confirm your data?
December Newsletter - Items covered in the video: Seven Ways to Lower Your College Expenses, Discover the Family Friendly Pay Plan, Apply for Financial Aid - Yes, Even You!
Financial Aid Workshop: Scholarships - Where to Look and What to Focus On (Click the Link to access the workshop) Scholarships, scholarships, scholarships! Yes, it’s important for students to do some work to apply for scholarships, but scholarships aren’t the only money available in financial aid. In fact, the lion’s share of financial aid comes in the form of OTHER types of money…not scholarships. Yet too many parents base their college decisions upon whether or not their student gets a scholarship. Let us help!
Financial Aid Mini Workshop: Understanding the 4 Types of Financial Aid: Free Money vs Self-help Money (Free money vs. self-help money. Grants and scholarships vs. loans and work-study. Unfortunately, most parents don’t understand the different types of financial aid available and they don’t know how to position better to get more of the free money for college we all want. Let us help!)
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Financial Mini Workshop: Understanding the Financial Aid Equation: How does it all work? The financial aid system doesn’t work by just completing a FAFSA and hoping! It is a very specific and complex set of rules that will determine how much you will pay and how much financial aid you can get at each school. When you know the rules, you can play to win. Your opponents (the government and schools) know them very well. Unfortunately, most parents simply don’t know the rules of the financial aid game. Let us help!
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Financial Aid Mini Workshop - Basic Income 7 Asset Planning: Strategies to lower the EFC There are literally hundreds of things you can do to reduce your EFC once you know how the EFC is calculated. Unfortunately, most people don’t know how their income and assets factor into the EFC calculation. Let us help!
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Financial Aid Mini Workshop: It's not what the school costs; it's what you pay that matters! Schools are not created equal. Some schools have a lot of money while others do not. After considering financial aid, it is likely that you can pay less at an expensive out-of-state or private school than you would pay at the local state school. Yet, too many parents only consider the price tag and eliminate expensive schools as an option without considering the financial aid available. Let us help!
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Financial Aid Mini Workshop - Comparing Public vs Private Schools: Don't Make College Decisions Based on Sticker Price! Sticker price means nothing in the financial aid process. After considering financial aid, it is likely you can pay less at an expensive out-of-state or private school than you would pay at your local state school. Yet, too many parents only consider the price tag and eliminate expensive schools as an option without considering the financial aid available. Let us help!
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Financial Aid Mini Workshop: Most Common Questions: 529 Plans! 529 plan assets are the most popular college savings vehicles today. But how are they assessed for financial aid? If reported on the FAFSA incorrectly, it could be a costly FAFSA mistake with a huge impact on financial aid award packages. Let us help you avoid that!
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Financial Aid Mini Workshop - Most Common Questions: Timing of the Base Year Parents don't realize that the Base Year for income is the prior-prior tax year. Which means the tax year that is 2 years prior to the year their student will start college is the first year that matters for financial aid. That is shockingly soon for most parents and causes them to start their college planning too late. Let us help you change that!
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Financial Mini Workshop - Understand the EFC and How It Impacts Financial Aid Award Packages: Lowering the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) helps you qualify for more grants and scholarships for college. Unfortunately, even though there are hundreds of ways to lower the EFC, most people just don’t know how. Let us help!
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Financial Aid Mini Workshop: The Importance of a College Education - Does a College Education Pay Off? College is a big deal. It’s an investment in the type of life parents want for their students. But, it’s an expensive investment. The good news is...you don't have to go broke trying to send your student to the college of his/her choice. Let’s us help!
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Financial Aid Mini Workshop: Paying for College - Avoiding the Common Mistakes Parents Make Too many parents make costly mistakes when trying to pay for their student’s college education. You don’t have to go broke trying to fund a college education. There is A LOT of financial aid available to help…if you do some planning to lower your EFC to get it. Let us help!
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Financial Aid Mini Workshop: FAFSA - How Much Aid Is Available? With $140B available in aid each year, it’s easy to assume there is plenty of money available to help pay for your student’s college education…until you do the math. Most parents are not aware that financial aid is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis and that doing some planning to lower your EFC can position you better for more grants and scholarships for college. Let us help!
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Financial Aid Mini Workshop: Calculating your EFC - 4 Major Factors that Determine Your EFC There are many things that families can do to position their finances better to lower their EFC and qualify for more grants and scholarships for college. Unfortunately, most families just don’t know how because they don’t understand how the financial aid process works. Let us help!
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Solving the FAFSA Puzzle
This resource was from a Zoom meeting I attended and thought it might be helpful. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Beat the High Cost of College - FREE Webinar (Registration Link)
Learn how to qualify for more grants and scholarships for college! Lower your EFC and qualify for more free money for college at any school your student is considering.
We'll teach you how to:
1. Lower your EFC to qualify for more aid.
2. Analyze and select the schools that offer the most money!
3. Attend an expensive out of state, or private school for the same or less than what you'd pay at your local state school.
4. Position your finances better to qualify for more grants and scholarships!
5. Give your child the education they deserve, without going broke!
If your child is college-bound, you don't want to miss this workshop! Register below and we'll see you there!
Time: Oct 21, 2020 11:00 AM in Arizona