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#AskFAFSA Office Hours: Back-to-School Edition

Summary of August #AskFAFSA Office Hours on Twitter.

  1. #AskFAFSA Office Hours: Back-To-School Edition | ED.gov Blog
    Congratulations! You survived the campus visits, the standardized tests and the overwhelming application process, and now you are prepari...
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  2. Welcome to the Back-to-School Edition of #AskFAFSA Office Hours! Tweet your Q's using #AskFAFSA. http://pic.twitter.com/SBbafzPY
    Federal Student Aid@FAFSA
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    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:02:45
  3. the_persiann
    Laura@the_persiann
    Do I fill out my FAFSA now or after I get accepted somewhere?
    Tue, Aug 21 2012 03:35:03
  4. FAFSA
    Federal Student Aid@FAFSA
    .@the_persiann Now. You can add up to 10 schools to your FAFSA, so complete it ASAP & add any schools you think you may attend. #AskFAFSA
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:05:35
  5. ElizabethStolz
    Elizabeth Stolz@ElizabethStolz
    @FAFSA If I turned down a unsubsidized Stafford loan, am I able to go back and change and accept it?
    Sun, Aug 19 2012 18:36:23
  6. FAFSA
    Federal Student Aid@FAFSA
    .@ElizabethStolz Usually, yes; but you need to talk to the financial aid office at your school. They'll tell you what to do. #AskFAFSA
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:07:16
  7. YvesStLawrence
    Lawrence S.@YvesStLawrence
    EDIT: I gotta #FAFSA question: if I claimed myself as independent on my taxes last and last year am I legally independent?******
    Wed, Aug 22 2012 08:48:15
  8. FAFSA
    Federal Student Aid@FAFSA
    .@YvesStLawrence Not necessarily. @FAFSA & the IRS have different dependency rqmts. Determine your status: 1.usa.gov/OawKlv #AskFAFSA
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:09:54
  9. StrattonDani
    dani stratton@StrattonDani
    @FAFSA #AskFAFSA if I'm considered a dependent student, do my parents have to apply for the loans for me? How do I get them n my name
    Wed, Aug 22 2012 09:53:24
  10. FAFSA
    Federal Student Aid@FAFSA
    .@StrattonDani You (the student) apply for federal student loans (in your name) by completing the FAFSA: 1.usa.gov/MOZNez #AskFAFSA
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:16:57
  11. FAFSA
    Federal Student Aid@FAFSA
    .@StrattonDani Federal student loans that are available: 1.usa.gov/P4lXLh PLUS Loans are for parents: 1.usa.gov/NCXtCm #AskFAFSA
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:17:13
  12. saloteee
    charlotteeeeee.(:*@saloteee
    I updated my address & my parents' current resident state on my #FAFSA. Why did my EFC go up? (Lived in CO for past yr, now in WA) #AskFAFSA
    Wed, Aug 22 2012 11:34:38
  13. FAFSA
    Federal Student Aid@FAFSA
    .@saloteee In EFC formula, state tax allowance for WA is lower than for CO, so EFC would rise. EFC info: studentaid.ed.gov/sites/default/… #AskFAFSA
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:19:27
  14. Latrice2976
    Latrice Sennett@Latrice2976
    @how come there is no financial aid for Master students. How to get funding if you have bad credit?
    Wed, Aug 22 2012 19:21:15
  15. FAFSA
    Federal Student Aid@FAFSA
    .@Latrice2976 Grad students CAN get work-study & most fed. student loans w/no credit. Learn more & do a FAFSA 1.usa.gov/OjA5O7 #AskFAFSA
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:24:19
  16. W0Wfactor
    Taufa Umufuke @W0Wfactor
    @CheckSuSieOut do u know how to change a school on your fafsa?
    Tue, Aug 21 2012 10:17:02
  17. FAFSA
    Federal Student Aid@FAFSA
    .@W0Wfactor We sure do! Here are instructions on how to change a school on your @FAFSA: 1.usa.gov/PAeORC #AskFAFSA
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:28:15
  18. emelda2000
    NJ*EMELDAƠ̴̴͡.̮Ơ̴̴̴͡@emelda2000
    @FAFSA if I want to apply for financial aid for myself & my daughter attends college, will they take away some of her fin aid to give to me?
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:18:42
  19. FAFSA
    Federal Student Aid@FAFSA
    .@emelda2000 Nope! The @FAFSA will ask whether you have kids in college, but your status won't count against her or vice versa. #AskFAFSA
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:30:54
  20. FAFSA
    Federal Student Aid@FAFSA
    .@emelda2000 She might even get more fin aid than otherwise if you go full-time. Have her talk to her school's fin aid office. #AskFAFSA
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:31:22
  21. brenders_8
    Brenda Garcia@brenders_8
    @FAFSA how do we know if we qualify for direct deposit?
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 07:46:29
  22. FAFSA
    Federal Student Aid@FAFSA
    .@brenders_8 Every school has a different process for paying out your financial aid. Try giving your financial aid office a call. #AskFAFSA
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:33:58
  23. DurellReshard
    Durell Carter@DurellReshard
    Does anybody pay to use fafsa?
    Mon, Aug 20 2012 19:12:48
  24. FAFSA
    Federal Student Aid@FAFSA
    .@DurellReshard No need! fafsa.gov offers help & hints throughout the application. More tips: 1.usa.gov/LXEicl #AskFAFSA
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:36:49
  25. jayemefff
    Jordan Melody@jayemefff
    @FAFSA for the fall 2013 semester do I apply now or in january?
    Thu, Aug 23 2012 15:26:55

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