The Help Tabloid

Any student or aspiring student who would like to complete an undergraduate or graduate degree in prestigious institutions such as the University of Denver (DU), University of Colorado Denver (UCD), Johnson and Wales (JWU), or Colorado Christian University (CCU) but lacks the financial capability to do so may apply for federal assistance. To receive such aid, each potential candidate is required to fill up a FAFSA.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is simply a form that can be filled annually by students who want to know whether they are eligible for federal student financial aid. The FAFSA is likewise used by states and schools as a basis to determine whether a student is also eligible for certain non-federal assistance.

It is important to know when the priority FAFSA deadline is for each school that you are interested in. For example, the FAFSA deadline for submission of all pertinent documents at the DU is April 1 while at CCU it is March 1. This will give the evaluators ample time to determine all sources of federal, state, and institutional funding that are available for you. The FAFSA is already available online starting January 1, so try to start filling up immediately after this date.

School codes are needed in the processing. You can get them either from the website of the school or from the FAFSA site itself. Knowing them is necessary because some Colorado schools have several codes to designate different programs or campuses.

Pursuing a post-secondary education can help every American acquire better chances of landing on higher paying jobs. It is therefore important to know what your options are. The government has laid down various forms of assistance to help us improve our financial standing but it is up to us to decide if we’d like to avail of these opportunities or pass up on them.