Indiana students, families benefit from College Goal Sunday 2012
INDIANAPOLIS --College Goal Sunday 2012, held at 40 sites statewide on February 12, assisted Indiana students and their families in filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and resulted in nearly 1,250 FAFSAs being filed online.
Students and families attending the event received free, professional assistance in filling out the FAFSA, the financial aid form required by postsecondary educational institutions nationwide.
Individuals seeking grants, scholarships and loans to attend any college or technical school nationwide are required to submit the FAFSA, which must be received by the federal processor by March 10. In its 23-year history, College Goal Sunday has helped approximately 90,000 Hoosier students and families complete the form.
A total of 552 volunteers helped students and parents complete the FAFSA form at the Sunday afternoon session. These included college financial aid advisors, Twenty-first Century Scholars Program professionals, high school guidance counselors and other community volunteers with financial aid expertise.
"As financial aid professionals, our goal is to make the complicated financial aid process easier for Indiana families," said Donette Cassman, senior account executive at Sallie Mae, Inc., and College Goal Sunday co-chair. "This year we were pleased that our efforts to reach those students who needed help culminated in an extremely successful event."
