This February, Lamar CISD will host College Goal,” a nonprofit program that provides free information and assistance to families of students applying for financial assistance for higher education.
The event will be held on Sunday, Feb. 22, at Lamar Consolidated High School from 2-4 p.m.
College Goal Sunday mobilizes financial aid and educational professionals from area high schools, colleges and universities to help families of college-bound students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The application is required for students seeking financial aid, including grants, loans and work-study, throughout the nation.
The session will help families of college-bound students take the first step in applying for college by going through a two-hour tutorial that will lead to a completed financial aid form for the student.
Parents and students should bring their latest tax information and/or last pay stub from the previous year in order to complete the form. The FAFSA form allows families to estimate their financial information, which can be corrected after their taxes have been completed.
All information reviewed by the College Goal Sunday volunteers will be kept private and confidential and will not be used for any purpose other than helping the students and families apply for financial aid. Students’ and family identities will be protected to the best extent possible and none of the information being requested will be sent to vendors for other purposes besides applying for aid.
Information to bring includes:
● Your student’s Social Security Number;
● Your student’s driver’s license (if any);
● Your student’s W-2 Forms for the previous year and other records of money earned;
● Your student’s (and their spouses’, if they are married) 2006 Federal Income Tax Return -IRS Form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040Telefile, foreign tax return, or tax return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Island, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia;
● Your Federal Income Tax Return for the previous year (if you are a dependent student, as defined by federal criteria);
● You and your student’s untaxed income records for the previous year -Social Security, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, welfare, or veterans benefits records;
● You and your student’s current bank statements;
● You and your student’s current business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond, and other investment records; and
● You and your student’s alien registration card (if you are not a U.S. citizen).
Go to http://financialaid.tamu.edu/cgs/default.aspx to register t and for more information. Pre-registration is recommended, but not mandatory.
Pre-registering students are eligible for a drawing for an IPod.
Additional information is also available through all high school counselors’ offices.
