![]() By La'India Cooper Hubbard High School held FAFSA night on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. It was a night for seniors and their families to learn how to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). There were two classrooms one for Spanish speakers only and a classroom for English speakers. The speaker for the Spanish class was Jesus Butierrez and Andres A. Cerrites. The speaker for the English class was Hubbard’s college counselor, Ms. Pinter. FAFSA Night is one of the most important days for seniors. Ms. Pinter, the college counselor informed all seniors about what they need to have and do to fill out FAFSA. the school. There are many different types of financial aid: grants, scholarships, work- study, and loans. There are also many different types of awards such as “The Monetary Award Program” known as MAP, Pell Grant, and Supplements. “Filling out FAFSA is so important because you get money for college from the government that you never have to pay back,” said Ms. Pinter. It’s very important to apply early for FAFSA because the money runs out fast, especially the MAP grant. The MAP grant runs out the fastest because you are not required to submit high school grades or test scores when applying, it’s strictly based on need. “You should apply for FAFSA as soon as you can on January 1st because money runs out fast,”said Ms. Pinter. FAFSA Night is also important to juniors because you find out in advance what you will need to file for financial aid. "You may need your parent's taxes from the year before if they didn't fill out the new ones yet," said Ms. Pinter. Once juniors get to their senior year, they will be busy with college applications, essays, and more. The last problem you want to have is filling out FAFSA. Knowing what how to apply for FAFSA will be an advantage. Hubbard has had FAFSA Night for the past 3 years and Ms. Pinter is planning on doing it for many more years. If you are a junior, find out what you will need before it is too late. Seniors, start you application as soon as possible!
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