Eastern to Host 'FAFSA Day' Oct. 27
Willimantic, CT (10/10/2019) — Eastern Connecticut State University will host "FAFSA Day" on Oct. 27 from 1-4 p.m. in Webb Hall, room 410. Open to current and prospective college students, FAFSA Day is meant to help students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in a timely manner.
Swiftly completing FAFSA paperwork can increase a student's chances of receiving fair and equitable financial aid. FAFSA opened Oct. 1 and will be available until June 30, 2020. Students are urged to file as soon as possible.
Students and their families will be filing for the 2020-21 school year by using 2018 tax return data. "FAFSA Day" is a free service provided by Eastern's Financial Aid Office, which urges students to attend the event, especially first-generation students.
For more information and to register, visit: https://www.capfaa.org/fafsa-day/.
Written by Molly Boucher
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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving 5,000 students annually at its Willimantic campus and satellite locations. In addition to attracting students from 162 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 34 other states and 19 countries. A residential campus offering 41 majors and 65 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal art foundation grounded in an array of applied learning opportunities. Ranked among the top 30 public universities in the North Region by U.S. News and World Report in its 2019 Best College ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review nine years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.
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