FINANCIAL   AID CHECKLIST  

  Review the application steps below.  You are not finished until all five   answers are "Yes."

1)    Did you file a FAFSA   (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?   

  

No>>Pick     one up at the Financial Aid Office (FAO), Room A-104 and mail it in      or file on the web at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

  

Yes>>Expect     a SAR (Student Aid Report),     in the mail or a "SAR Acknowledgement" email within three(3) weeks.

2)    Did you   receive your Student Aid Report (SAR) in the mail or a "FAFSA on the Web"   SAR Acknowledgement?

  

No>>If     it's been over four (4) weeks since you filed your FAFSA, check with the FAO.

  

Yes>>Bring it to     the FAO, if required, with documents and/or signed photocopies of 2006 federal     tax
                returns.     See the "Comments" section of your     SAR to determine if documents must be submitted
                to the     FAO. (Never send documents to the Federal application processing center.)     

3)    Did you   receive an "FAO SAR Receipt" indicating that your SAR intake or verification   is "Done"?

  

No>>You     are not finished--Review and follow the directions you were given. 

  

Yes>>You are finished     with your SAR.  Remember to bring your FAO "SAR Receipt" to     registration.

4)    Did file   a New York State TAP/APTS* application?

  

No>>Go     to www.hesc.com     to apply for New York state financial aid.             

  

Yes>>Expect a TAP     Award Certificate or Information Request Form in the mail.             

5)    Did   you receive a TAP award certificate?

  

No>>If     you filed your TAP/APTS (and any Information Request forms sent to you) over     6 weeks ago, check with the FAO.

  

Yes>>You have completed     the TAP application process.  Bring your TAP Award Certificate to Registration.
    
    Note: 1. TAP award certificates for the new year are     sometimes delayed if the New York State legislature fails to meet their     deadline for                approving     the New York State budget for the upcoming year.
    
               2. Students     who receive a Summer TAP award will not be able to use it to     pay their Summer tutition bill. However, they will receive
                       their Summer TAP award in the form of a "refund"check from the Bursar     during the Fall semester of the next academic year.

  

Students who need help completing     a FAFSA can attend a financial aid workshop. To request the     workshop schedule contact the FAO via email at: City     College Financial Aid Office or by calling     (212) 650-6656.
    
    Students should also take advantage of the "user friendly" instructions     by filing their application on the web at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
    

* TAP - Tuition Assistance Program, APTS - Aid for Part-time Study 

Updated 4/6/2007