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College finanical help for high school seniors

Georgia high school seniors will be shown how to apply for college financial assistance during the annual College Goal Sunday event at Dalton State College.
Financial experts will be on hand to meet with students and their families and show them how to fill out the necessary forms to get access to the billions of dollars in federal funds available for college students.
�Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form that can qualify students for federal funding for their college educations can be a daunting task,� says Dianne Cox, director of financial aid at Dalton State. �But for high school seniors across the state, College Goal Sunday provides a chance to receive guidance from those who can make the process easier.�
Students who attend do not have to apply at Dalton State.
The event will begin at 2 p.m. in the Goodroe Auditorium in Memorial Hall on campus. There is no cost to attend.
Financial aid officers will explain the process of filling out the FAFSA form, line by line. High school seniors and their families who have all of the necessary paperwork available will be relocated to a computer lab where they will receive personalized help in completing the forms online.
Those students and their parents who would like to work on their FAFSA applications online should bring copies of their completed 2008 tax returns, copies of the student�s and parents� W-2 forms, and balance statements from the family�s non-retirement investment accounts. Volunteers will be stationed in the computer labs to help those who have brought in the relevant paperwork.
For more information, please call (706) 272-4545.