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FRESHMAN AND TRANSFER APPLICANTS

HOW TO APPLY:

STEP 1:

Complete the CSS/PROFILE for 2009-2010 (using Wake Forest's CSS Code: 5885) after October 1 and before February 1. Complete the application on-line by clicking on the link above. In addition, registration guides are available from secondary schools or the Office of Student Financial Aid. Electronic processing takes approximately two weeks, and paper applications take four weeks to process.

To inquire about the status of your Profile, you may call CSS at 305-829-9793.

If your parents are separated or divorced, you and the parent with whom you live (the "custodial" parent) must complete the CSS PROFILE. Your other parent (the "noncustodial" parent) must complete the CSS Noncustodial PROFILE. If you indicate on the CSS registration form that your parents are separated or divorced, an e-mail from CSS will automatically be sent to you. You should forward this e-mail to your noncustodial parent and request that he or she complete the Noncustodial Profile online, and submit the required supporting documents (2008 income tax returns, including all schedules, W-2 wage statements, and any applicable S-Corporation or partnership returns). You may also give CSS your noncustodial parent's e-mail address, and CSS will notify your parent directly of the Noncustodial Profile requirement. Your financial aid application cannot be processed until this information is received by CSS. If either parent is remarried, information about the spouse's income, assets, and dependents residing with the family must also be included.

STEP 2:

To apply for federal financial aid, complete the 2009-2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (using Wake Forest's Federal Title IV Code: 002978) after January 1, 2009. We recommend that you complete your 2008 taxes before completing the FAFSA. If this will delay completion of your application, you should submit estimated figures and use actual figures to correct that Student Aid Report at a later date. The FAFSA is available online or in print form. Print copies are available from secondary schools or the Office of Student Financial Aid. To complete the application on-line, click on the link above. Electronic processing takes approximately two weeks, and paper applications take approximately four weeks to process.

All students and parents are encouraged to sign up for a PIN in advance of filing the FAFSA. A PIN allows you to sign your application electronically, view and make corrections to your application on-line, and sign a master promissory note electronically.

To inquire about the status of your FAFSA, you may call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 800-433-3243.

STEP 3:

All students, parents, and stepparents must submit signed copies of federal income tax forms (including all schedules, W-2 wage statements, partnership tax returns and schedules, and S-corporation tax returns and schedules. Noncustodial parents (and their spouses, if applicable) are also required to submit copies of all applicable tax forms. If your parents did not file income taxes, they are required to submit the Parent(s) Non-tax Return Filer Statement.

Tax documents should be submitted to the College Scholarship Service (CSS) of The College Board. You will receive instructions after you have completed the PROFILE application online. Always attach the IDOC cover sheet sent to you by CSS.

After reviewing application materials, the Office of Student Financial Aid may determine that additional information is needed. The office will contact you to request any additional documentation needed to process your aid application. If you receive a request for additional information, respond promptly to avoid delaying your application.

If you need to submit any documents directly to Wake Forest, please send them to the following address:

Office of Student Financial Aid
PO Box 7246
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7246

For overnight deliveries, our street address is:

Office of Student Financial Aid
Reynolda Hall, Room 4
1834 Wake Forest Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27106


   

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