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Roanoke Higher Education Center hosts free FAFSA event
Read full article: Roanoke Higher Education Center hosts free FAFSA eventThe Roanoke Higher Education Center is hosting an event on Saturday to help families and students fill out the FAFSA. The FAFSA helps determine if students are eligible for state and school aid when they are heading to or already attending college or university.
Student aid: Now is the time to file
Read full article: Student aid: Now is the time to fileBeginning Oct. 1, families sending a student to college will be able to complete the free application for federal student aid, otherwise known as FAFSA. Financial expert Megan Gorman says itโs important to fill out the FAFSA early. โThereโs $150 billion out there of federal aid, and this aid comes in loans, grants and even work study programs, but hereโs the thing you have to remember: itโs a first come, first serve basis,โ Gorman says. Families facing financial hardship can take extra steps to request a โprofessional judgmentโ review, submitting information like layoff notices or unemployment checks. College financial aid offices then have the discretion to make adjustments to the FAFSA so students can qualify for more aid.