Badger High School will be hosting a College Goal Wisconsin event to help students, parents / guardians, and families fill out the FAFSA form; the FAFSA is the form that all students and families need to fill out to get help to pay for college. The event will take place on
January 18th and begins at
6:00pm, the event should run until roughly
7:30pm. Please note that the FAFSA form is completely revamped this year, if you filled out the FAFSA form in the past it will look different this year.
What do I need to bring?
- 2022 Federal Tax Return and W2s
- 2022 Untaxed Income Records, such as child support or veteran's non-education benefits
- Information on savings, investments, business assets and farm assets (if applicable)
- Driver's License (if you have one)
- Cell Phone (if you have one)
- Social Security Number
- Alien Registration Card or Permanent Resident Card (if you are not a U.S. Citizen)
- Date of birth for parents
- Month and year of parents' marriage, divorce, or separation
- FSA ID (REQUIRED TO FILL OUT FAFSA). To create an FSA ID,
please visit studentaid.gov. Every student and at least one parent if the student is considered a dependent student needs one.
- Beginning with the 2024 - 2025 FAFSA, all users/contributors MUST have an FSA ID and password to fill out the FAFSA, even those without a Social Security Number (SSN)
- Individuals without a SSN may not yet be able to create an FSA ID. It is expected to be accessible to all around the time the FAFSA form is available.
- Processing your FSA ID can take up to 5 business days, we recommend creating it at least a week before you start your FAFSA form.
Visit
https://collegegoalwi.org for more information and / or view the resources attached!