Sock Puppet Web Video Can Help You Apply for College Financial Aid

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sumanth of MT 5:24AM June 30, 2011

My experience with FAFSA.COM
In short - don't do it.
I decided to give it a try as I have 2 kids in school this year and want to maximize my aid as much as possible. After one week my application still was not filed so I canceled the process and lost $10 and very happy I did that.
Few things I did not know until I tried to use the site:
1. First thing they do they charge your card, nobody talks to you before that.
2. They call the person you are dealing with a “FAFSA Adviser”, but… they will not advise you on anything, they just filling form for government web site. I thought they will advise me to move money on my accounts around or something like that, but they don’t do anything like that.
3. You have to give them EXACTLY same answers you would need on the free site. But of course – they can not make up you numbers. And that makes process much more stressful as there is person who is waiting for your answers and rushing you.
On government site you can save your form at any time and continue later.
4. When you file it yourself it will be submitted as soon as you hit “Submit” button, but if you using FAFSA.com it takes more than a week to be submitted to the government site.
5. They asking you to give the feedback as soon as you finished with your “adviser” when you under relief from finishing the process. Of course you feel good and giving good review.
So for your own money it makes process more complicated and MUCH longer.
Actually government improved filing process A LOT this year. Very easy to file.
Remember in FAFSA first “F” stands for Free.

Underwood of VA 3:08PM January 19, 2011

Thanks for mentioning Fresno Pacific University's video. The FAFSA is something a lot of people put off because it's time consuming. We thought a fun reminder might help students get the student aid they deserve!

Nick Gundry of CA 12:28PM January 06, 2011

Because the application is complex and time consuming for many (up to 136 questions this year), federal law allows paid professional FAFSA preparation, much like tax advisors help families prepare their income tax forms accurately and correctly to maximize their refunds.
Choose a professional FAFSA preparer who has an A+ Better Business Bureau rating, uses trained student aid advisors to review each answer to ensure accuracy, tells you about your do-it-yourself option with the Dept of Education, receives high ratings from past clients, and has the goal of making you eligible for the most aid possible. For example, Student Financial Aid Services, Inc. (www.fafsa.com) advises families to answer truthfully, accurately, and completely including providing all the asset data. The company provides lots of information about state deadlines, financial aid, and free FAFSA preparation services as well.
With the average student aid award of $10,000 at stake, help from an honest professional FAFSA preparer can relieve much of the stress of finding money for college.

M Fallon of CA 5:44PM January 05, 2011