Facing FAFSA in the Fall: Will the New Application Process Help or Hurt NYC Students?

Facing FAFSA in the Fall: 
Will the New Application Process Help or Hurt NYC Students?  

Monday, February 8, 2016 9:00am - 11:00am Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011

REGISTER HERE The federal government’s notoriously complicated financial aid process may become simpler for students beginning this fall with a new rule allowing families to use tax information they have in hand from the “prior, prior” year’s returns.  The hope is that the government’s FAFSA form will be easier to fill out on-line using existing tax data from the IRS. And students can apply for aid as early as October, allowing colleges to speed up financial aid offers.  But many are worried about what this change will bring in New York. Students may have to apply for financial aid at the same time they are applying for colleges, doubling the college application work that must be done in the fall. And New York State hasn’t moved to bring its financial aid process in line with the feds, potentially leaving students to face a dizzying array of conflicting aid application rules. Please join us for a discussion of what the new financial aid rules will bring—and what else we can be doing to make the process easier on low-income families and first-generation college students. Opening Remarks: Greg Darnieder, senior advisor to the secretary on the College Access Initiative, U.S. Department of Education Greg will join in a panel discussion with: Kristen Harris, director of college readiness supports, NYC Department of Education Susan Mead, director of financial aid, Dutchess Community College, SUNY Allison Palmer, director, College Access Center, New Settlement Apartments Kevin Stump, northeast regional director, Young Invincibles This event will be moderated by Kim Nauer, research director at the Center for New York City Affairs and author of FAFSA: The How-To Guide for High School Students (And the Adults Who Help Them). Sponsored by the Center for New York City Affairs at Milano School for International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy. Presented with support from Capital One Bank.  Please join the conversation online @centernyc #PPYFAFSA  Admission is free but RSVP is required.

Join City Year New York

You can change the course of these children’s lives by joining City Year New York. As a tutor and mentor, you will work in high-need neighborhoods, where you will become a powerful role model to youth and help create solutions for community problems.

• Learn more about our service programs in New York City
• Experience a typical day as a City Year corps member
• Find out more about our New York City location 
• Read more about the history and purpose of City Year New York

Attend an upcoming Open House!

Come learn more about City Year, network with other young people who want to make a difference, complete an application and begin your journey to changing the world.

Friends and family are welcome, too!

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
@6:30 PM

At the City Year New York office
20 West 22nd Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10010
Take the 1, F, V, N, or R trains to 23rd St.

If you are interested in attending an open house or would like more information, contact City Year New York at 646-452-3646 or email the Recruitment Department.

If you cannot attend an Open House in person, please click below to visit our Virtual Open House.

Join City Year New York

As a City Year New York corps member, you will join more than 250 other teammates in serving the children and schools of New York City.

If you are interested in joining City Year New York:

• Visit our admissions Web site for answers to frequently asked questions and more details about the application process.
  
• Attend an Open House! Speak with corps members and learn more about our program.
  
• Contact us! We would be happy to answer any of your questions about the application process or provide upcoming Open House dates. Please call the NY recruitment hotline at 646.452.3643 or to email us please click here.
  
• See what some of our corps members are saying about why they serve.
  
• Interested in finding out what is currently going on at City Year New York? Click here to read our blog.

The Application Process

1. Complete the online application.
    
2. Letters of Recommendation. Request two letters of recommendation, using the forms provided in the application, from people who know you on a professional or academic basis.
   
3. Mail the completed references to the City Year New York office.
   
4. Interview. Being selected to serve with City Year is a competitive process. All completed applications are reviewed for program eligibility. Once the initial review is conducted, you may be contacted by recruitment staff to schedule an interview. If you are unable to interview in person, City Year will conduct a phone interview with you.

To learn more about our application deadlines, click here.