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<blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Very inefficient, but I believe this is the first year that the Profile must be done online and it was obviously created by people who don't have children going to college.>>></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>
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<p>YEP!!! Couldn't agree with you more. The thing is a PITA.</p>
<p>My dad has already informed me my life will be in serious danger if I don't tell him about the due dates far in advance :)</p>
<p>celebrian, your dad is a smart man. I am a stupid one who took the resposibilty for all things FA. I was the one who was charged with remembering. But I went ahead and sent all the profiles out tonight. Hope the check clears. </p>
<p>I have caught a second wind and darling wife and I have had loads of fun continuing to fill out the required supplemental financial forms . :eek: I do love the car questions. LOL. We have made it as far as we can so D and I have tackled some loose ends Honors and program apps. </p>
<p>I've never felt so ...so...downright wealthy...as I have through this process. Thankfully the Bentley Turbo R and the Lambo are in the name of the Trust. Whew . That would have been a capper, huh ? Time to settle back in my custom built Connolly leather easy chair, sip on some single malt that's much older than my newest trophy wife and enjoy my favorite smuggled cuban before Albemarle sets the table for our late evening repast of squab and tenderloin of Red Stag. </p>
<p>Or maybe I'll have some cheddar and bologna on a Ritz and fall down dead asleep. It's a toss-up. ;) Are we having fun yet?</p>
<p>cur:</p>
<p>U R taking this all the WRONG way. Does the phrase 'bend over and crack a smile' sound familiar?</p>
<p>re the 24/7 APC machine: I love this thing as there is always a line at the PO window. But it let me down yesterday, when I went to dutifully mail the Cornell FA app the machine was DOWN FOR SERVICE!!!!! And it helpfully said to try again later. But still was down. So I resorted to xiggi's method. Thank you xiggi!</p>
<p>Albemarle? What kind of name is Albemarle for a butler? Too easy to pronounce. Ruthven -- Now there's a name.</p>
<p>Lderochi and Cur, I am SERIOUSLY starting to believe that law schools must have become a breeding ground for "Comedy Central" aspirants. Aren't you guys supposed to give this site an aura of humorless respectability? </p>
<p>On A serious note, I think that people seriously -here I go again- overestimate the complexity of the CSS and FAFSA. My feeling is that people jump on a tad too quickly and do not spend enough time using the preliminary worksheets. In case of doubts, you can always estimate and look forward to the next step: the verification and additional documentation requests that WILL come. </p>
<p>Speaking of a head start, I would encourage everyone going through the process to get familiar with the verification forms -they are online at most school websites and on the FAFSA website. If you have a business or ranch -poor Cur- you may start working on "those" forms while the info is warm in your head. It will also help you get a headstart for the 2005 tax reports. It is better to have them ready or well prepared instead of having to scramble on April 1 or whenever money becomes available. </p>
<p>In May, you probably will agree that the FAFSA and CSS were not the biggest PITA. :)</p>
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Xiggi, link me up with the verification forms you are talking about. I have a good idea I'm not going to like them.</p>
<p>Cur, here is a link to the various forms that may come into play. </p>
<p>List</a> of supplemental forms</p>
<p>Business/Farm Supplement
FERPA
Noncustodial Parent's Statement
Outside Scholarship Form
Parent Asset Verification Form
Parent Certification Of Expenses And Income/Resources Form
Parent(s) Estimated Year Income Statement
Parent(s) Medical/Dental Expense Form
Parent Nonfiler Income Certification
Parent Property Lien Statement
Personal Information Form for College and Perkins Loans
Sibling Enrollment Verification Form
Student Certification Of Expenses And Income/Resources Form
Student Nonfiler Income Certification
Verification Worksheet - Dependent
Verification Worksheet - Independent </p>
<p>The Verification worksheet is very commonly asked:
Standard</a> Verification</p>
<p>This is one you may start playing with -if you have not done it yet.
Businesses/Farms</a> Supplement</p>
<p>Happy New Year all!!!! Thanks for the kick in the pants to get this FAFSA business started! thanksforalltheworksheetinfoxiggi!!</p>
<p>Cur:</p>
<p>My D's school's all had their own verification form and several let us know we'd been selected in March, but I waited until she chose a school and did that one only- you can find them at the school finaid website and they seem to merely have you restate numbers from FAFSA and certain FAFSA worksheet questions. I have two at publics in the same system and the forms are different, but simple, if you ssave your FAFSA.</p>
<p>Remember, every one, if your situation involves anything even slightly complex, make notes regarding how you presented info, it will help you to be consistent in the renewal FAFSAs...........you'd be amazed what you forget year to year!</p>
<p>You can find out about being verified as soon as you receive the SAR. If there is an asterisk next to you EFC, that means that you will have to submit -at a minimum- the standard verification sheet. The good news is that the standard verification sheet is hardly time consuming.</p>