Ungaphutheli Ngaphandle KwezeMali nge-Missing Deadline
Abantu abangaphandle kwelizwe lekholejini abaqondi nje ukuba yiyiphi into engqubanayo malunga nokujikeleza kwe-FAFSA yonyaka. Oku kunzima kunanini ngaphambili ngo-2016. Abo bazali bezikolo eziphakamileyo zaseburhulumenteni nakwiikholeji zasekolishi, nangona kunjalo, bakuqonda kakuhle ukubaluleka kokugqiba isicelo seFree kwi-Federal Student Aid ngendlela echanekileyo nefanelekileyo.
Inguqu enkulu kulo nyaka kukuba umhla wokuqala oza kutholakala yi-FAFSA uhanjiswe ukusuka ngoJanuwari ukuya ku-Oktobha.
Oko kuthetha ntoni kuba abafundi kunye neentsapho zabo baqala ukufaka isicelo sokuncedisa ngemali kunyaka we-2017-2018 ukususela ngo-Oktobha 1. Nangona iindawo ezininzi zehlabathi lwezemali zihlala zicinga ukuba lithetha ukuthini, Ndiya kusebenzisana nayo, bonke bayavuma ukuba kusekufanele ukufakela i-FAFSA ngokukhawuleza.
I-FAFSA iyona nyathelo eliphambili lokufumana isabelo sakho sesibonelelo se-federal, sikarhulumente kunye neziko, kodwa ezinye zezi nkqubo zifumaneke kuphela imali ekhoyo. Xa imali iphela, awukwazi ukufumana olo hlobo lunikelo loncedo, nokuba ngaba ufanelekile. Oku kunokuchaphazela ngamandla akho ukufikelela kwiikholeji zamaphupha akho. Nazi ezinye izinto ezimbalwa omele uzigcine engqondweni xa ufaka i-FAFSA:
- Iikholeji ezininzi zinexesha elidlulileyo lokuncedisa ngemali: Iikholeji ezininzi zinikeza zabo iintlobo zoncedo lwezemali, njengeemali kunye neengxowa-mali, okanye bathatha inxaxheba kwiprogram yomsebenzi wesigqeba kunye neenkqubo zePell Grant. Nangona usenokuba nexesha elide ukugqiba isicelo se-FAFSA, ezinye iikholeji zinomhla wokumangalisa ngaphambili. Umhla wokugqibela wexesha lokuncedisa ngemali yesikolo ngumhla apho kufuneka iFFFSA igqitywe ukuze umfundi wakho abe nethuba elihle lokufumana zombini uncedo lwezemali kunye noluntu. Musa ukutshitshiswa xa ufumanisa ukuba ezinye zexesha elidlulileyo ziwa kakhulu kwangoko kwinkqubo yesicelo, okanye ukuba iikholeji ziye zafudumala ixesha lokufakela iifayile ngokubhekiselele kwiinguqu ze-FAFSA.
- Yazi Uncedo lwezeMali kaRhulumente weeNkcazo: Ngaphezulu kwenkxaso-mali yezemali, abafundi banokufumana uncedo ekuhlaleni kwabo ukuba baya kuthatha isigqibo sokuya kwiikholeji kwindawo. Kwakhona kubalulekile ukwazi ukuba zeziphi ixesha elidlulileyo, ngoko umfundi wakho akaphosi ukufumana ilungelo elifanelekileyo lokuncedisa ngemali. Ukufumana umhla wokugqibela welizwe, tyelela i-website ye-Federal Student Aid, faka indawo yakho yokuhlala, uze ukhangele unyaka owenza ngawo ukufumana uncedo lwezemali.
- Qinisekisa ukuba Uvumelekile Ukucwangcisa Ixesha: Ngokuxhomekeke ekubeni usebenzisa i-elektroniki okanye iphepha lephepha, kwaye iyakuthatha indawo enye ukuya kwiiveki ezine ukuqhuba i-FAFSA kwaye uthumele iziphumo kwizikolo zakho ezikhethiweyo. Gcina oku engqondweni xa uhlola ixesha elide, ukuze uvumele ixesha elininzi lokucwangcisa. Kwakhona qiniseka ukuba ugweme ezi mpazamo eziqhelekileyo ze-FAFSA , ukwenzela ukuba ungaqhubeki ukulibazisa isicelo sakho.
- Awufanele Ukulinde Unikwe Iimali Zakho : Ngeentlawulo ze-FAFSA zangaphambili, iintsapho ezininzi zazinzima ukuxhatshazwa phakathi kokufakela ukubuyiswa kweerhafu yengeniso kunye nokunikezela ngolwazi lwezemali. Oku kuya kuba lula ngoku ngenxa yokuhlaziywa okubizwa ngokuba yi-Prior-Prior-year, okanye PPY. Ukuqala nge-FAFSA eya kutholakala ngo-Oktobha 1, 2016, iifayile ziza kusebenzisa ulwazi ukusuka kunyaka werhafu apho iifom zinokungeniswa khona. Ngo-2017-2018 i-FAFSA, uya kukwazi ukuhambisa ulwazi ukusuka kunyaka werhafu ka-2015. Ekubeni ininzi yentlawulo yeerhafu iya kufakwa ngo-Oktobha, oku kufuneka kukunikeze ukusebenzisa i-IRS Data Retrieval Tool ukugqiba isicelo sakho.
Ukufaka isicelo kwiikholeji kunokuba yinkqubo enzima kwaye ichitha ixesha, kodwa ungavumeli umsebenzi wakho onzima uphumelele ekulahlekeni ngokulahlekelwa ngumhla wokugqibela.
Qaphela ixesha lokuphela kwexesha lezemfundo, i-state kunye neziko, thatha ixesha lakho lokuzifumana kakuhle, vumela ixesha lokucwangcisa, kwaye kufuneka ukwazi ukunqoba le ndlela ebingenayo kwindlela eya kwiikholeji yakho.