1/11/12
FAFSA Fundamentals
Are you combing through paperwork, websites and emails to familiarize yourself with the 2012-13 FAFSA regulations? The Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP) offers updated tools to meet your FAFSA education needs!
OCAP's Outreach Team has been working hard to compile the new 2012-13 FAFSA Fundamentals, a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation that provides answers to frequently asked questions and explains why students should complete the FAFSA, what it's used for, and what happens after the college receives the student's data. The 2012-13 FAFSA Fundamentals presentation can be found under the Resources tab at UCanGo2.org. We've provided speaker's notes on each page of the PowerPoint presentation so you can easily conduct a financial aid workshop at your school or in your community. This presentation can be customized to meet your needs … if you'd like to include your contact information, notes about local scholarships or the deadline for graduation fees at your school, you can add it!
We also offer wall posters you can use to help students remember that completing the FAFSA is a crucial - and time-sensitive - step to secure federal aid for college, as well as financial aid and college planning handouts you can share with the students and parents you serve. Check out our posters and the tools listed below, which are available for download at UCanGo2.org. Feel free to make as many copies as you need to distribute at school or during financial aid events.
- FAFSA Facts (PDF)
- FAFSA Dependency Questionnaire (PDF)
- Scholarship Success flyer (PDF)
- Tribal Scholarships flyer (PDF)
- College Checklist for Seniors (PDF)
Don't forget if you'd like to learn more about the 2012-13 FAFSA, you're invited to join us for the NT4CM Focus on the FAFSA Counselor Workshops, which will be held:
- January 19th at the OSU campus in Tulsa;
- January 26th at the OCAP offices in Oklahoma City; and
- January 27th at the OCAP offices in Oklahoma City.
Times and specific location information are available on the UCanGo2 site. Register for a counselor workshop today!
The OCAP Outreach Team is available to present FAFSA and college planning workshops for your students, their parents, and peer educators. Contact us at UCanGo2@ocap.org, 405.234.4239 or 866.443.7420 (toll free) for more information.
Penny Gandy
Outreach Services Manager
Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP)
P.O. Box 3000 | Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3000
pgandy@ocap.org | www.OCAP.org
*OCAP was formerly known as the Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program. Read an article about our name change in our April 2011 edition of The Online News.