{"id":3738,"date":"2023-01-23T17:52:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T00:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/?p=3738"},"modified":"2023-01-24T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T21:28:08","slug":"why-a-student-should-fill-out-the-fafsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/why-a-student-should-fill-out-the-fafsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a student should fill out the FAFSA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)<\/a> is an important form that students can fill out to apply for financial aid to help pay for their higher education. This form is used by the federal government and many colleges and universities to determine a student’s eligibility for financial aid, such as grants, scholarships, and loans.<\/p>\n

There are many benefits to filling out the FAFSA. First and foremost, it can help students afford the cost of their education. Higher education can be expensive, and many students may be unable to afford it without some financial assistance. The FAFSA can help to bridge the gap between the cost of tuition and other expenses and what a student and their family can pay.<\/p>\n

In addition to helping students pay for their education, filling out the FAFSA can also open up other opportunities for students. Many colleges and universities have limited funds for financial aid, and the FAFSA can help students to access these funds and be considered for grants and scholarships<\/a>. This can make a huge difference for students who may not have been able to attend college without this additional financial assistance.<\/p>\n

Another benefit of filling out the FAFSA is that it can help students to understand their own financial situation and make informed decisions about their education. The FAFSA requires students to provide information about their income, assets, and other financial factors, which can help them to understand how much they can realistically afford to pay for their education. This can help students to make more informed choices about which colleges and universities to apply to and which financial aid packages to accept.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an important form that students can fill out to apply for financial aid to help pay for their higher education. This form is used by the federal government and many colleges and universities to determine a student’s eligibility for financial aid, such as grants, scholarships, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":555,"featured_media":2128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/555"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/gear-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}