Frequently Asked Questions

• Should I still complete the FAFSA?
  强烈建议你尽早填写FAFSA表格. If you have not yet completed the FAFSA, there is plenty of time. 虽然今年FAFSA进程出现了一些挑战和延误, the benefits of these changes are significant. The FAFSA application is now much shorter, and can be completed in less time, and updated eligibility requirements greatly expands Pell eligibility.
• My FAFSA says it needs corrections. How do I correct my FAFSA?
  教育部表示，要求或自愿更正2024-2025年“已处理”状态的FAFSA表格将于4月上半月提供. In the meantime, check your FAFSA Submission Summary 回顾您的回答并了解完成表格所需的操作. Once available, please log into Studentaid.gov to resolve the errors on your FAFSA. If you are unsure of how to correct your FAFSA information, please review the Department of Education resources page on How to Correct or Update Your FAFSA form.
• My FAFSA contained errors and needs to be reprocessed, when will I receive my financial aid information?
  教育部表示，他们将在4月上半月开始重新处理受数据错误影响的FAFSA文件. 一旦Maryville收到更新的FAFSA文件，主页将在3-5天内处理您的经济援助申请. If additional information is needed to complete your financial aid offer, you will receive additional communication from Financial Aid.

What’s changing with the FAFSA?

• The 2024-2025 FAFSA is now available.
  You may Start your 2024-2025 FAFSA. Schools will begin receiving FAFSA data around the mid-March.

  After completing the FAFSA, you will be notified the FAFSA has submitted. However, 在FAFSA文件于3月份发送到学校之前，您的文件不会发送到主页.

• The FAFSA will be shorter and more user-friendly.
  The FAFSA will reduce the maximum number of questions from 108 to 46. 根据所提供的信息，并非所有学生都需要回答全部46个问题. 简化的格式将简化学生及其家庭的申请程序.
• 估计家庭贡献(EFC)已被学生资助指数(SAI)取代。.
  The SAI is a different way to determine eligibility. 学生援助指数更准确地描述了用于确定援助资格的数字. Unlike the EFC, the SAI may be a negative number down to -1500.
• 配偶或继父母可能需要作为贡献者参与完成FAFSA.
  Who is a Contributor?贡献者是2024-2025年FAFSA中引入的一个新术语，指的是任何被要求直接向学生的FAFSA表格提供联邦税务信息的人(如父母/继父母或配偶)。, as well as a signature on the FAFSA Form. 学生或家长在FAFSA上的回答将决定哪些贡献者(如果有的话)需要提供信息. 捐款人可能包括学生、亲生父母或养父母、继父母或学生的配偶.

  投稿人将收到一封电子邮件，告知他们已被确认身份，需要使用自己的账号登录 studentaid.gov account (FSA ID). If they don’t already have one, information will be provided on how to create an FSA ID.

  被认定为出资人并不意味着出资人要为教育费用承担经济责任, 但这确实意味着投稿人必须提供有关FAFSA的信息，否则申请将被视为不完整，学生将没有资格获得联邦学生援助.

  学生或家长的配偶信息仍然需要填写在FAFSA表格上, even if your parent’s spouse is not identified as a contributor.

  没有社会安全号码的捐款者仍然可以创建学生助学金.gov account to fill out their sections on the FAFSA form. However, you must be a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen to be eligible for federal student aid.

• FAFSA Applicants will be required to use the IRS Direct Data Exchange.
  这些信息将用于确定您是否有资格获得联邦学生援助. For this transfer to happen, you and your contributors must provide consent and approval on the FAFSA form. Previously, 用户可以选择手动输入他们的税务信息或使用IRS数据检索工具. Beginning with the 2024-2025 FAFSA, FAFSA的所有人员必须同意教育部直接从国税局接收税务信息或确认非申报状态. 在少数情况下，学生和家庭可能需要手动输入他们的税务数据. But for most, the data will be automatically transferred into the application. 这一变化使完成FAFSA更容易，并减少了所需的问题数量.
• The number in college will not be used to calculate SAI.
  Previously, FAFSA计算了在EFC上大学的家庭成员人数, dividing it proportionately to determine federal aid eligibility. Beginning with the 2024-2025 FAFSA, the application will still ask how many household members are in college, but your answer will not be calculated into the SAI. 因此，在大学里有兄弟姐妹的学生可能会看到他们的联邦援助资格发生变化.
• Family farms and small businesses must be reported as assets.
  根据要求，家庭现在必须报告其小企业或家庭农场的价值. If the family farm includes the principal place of residence, 申请人应确定所有农场资产的总净值，并减去其主要住宅的净值，以确定其农场资产的最终价值.

FAQS

• What if a student’s parents are divorced? Who is the Contributor to their FAFSA?
  在FAFSA中作为贡献者的父母必须是为学生提供大部分经济支持的父母, even if it is not the parent with whom the student primarily resides. If that primary parent is remarried, the income of the parent’s spouse (stepparent) will also be required.
• Will I be eligible for federal grants under the new FAFSA?
  Some undergraduate students will be automatically awarded a Pell Grant. 家庭收入低于175%单亲家庭收入低于225% federal poverty level will see their students receive a maximum Federal Pell Grant award. 最低佩尔助学金将保证给家庭收入低于275%的本科生, 325%, 350% or 400% of the poverty level, depending on household structure. 佩尔奖学金的最高和最低金额将由学生援助指数(SAI)决定。.
• Will an incomplete FAFSA be deleted?
  An incomplete FAFSA will be deleted after 45 days of inactivity. 在所有要求的贡献者完成之前，FAFSA不能被视为提交, signed, and submitted their respective sections.
• What hasn’t changed with the FAFSA?
  虽然2024-2025年FAFSA有很多变化，但一些与援助有关的事项不会改变.

  • The general types of aid available to students and federal student loan limits will not change.
  • 每年联邦和州财政援助仍然需要FAFSA.
  • Dependency status questions that determine if your parent(s) must complete the FAFSA will remain the same.
  • The FAFSA will still request tax information from the prior-prior tax year, 这意味着您将在2024-2025年的FAFSA申请中报告2022年的收入和资产.

If you believe your FAFSA does not reflect your current circumstances, you may request a review by emailing ssc@chinaqinyu.com 并要求进行特殊情况审查，以确定是否可以对您的经济援助资格进行任何调整. Supporting documentation may be required for the Special Circumstances review.