Filing Financial Aid Forms with Divorced or Separated Parents

Host Jonathan Hughes and co-host Julie Shields-Rutyna have a conversation with Director of Student Financial Services at Wheaton College Susan Beard. They focus on how families with separated or divorced parents should complete the CSS Profile and the FAFSA, the two financial aid forms for college. They discuss the different layers of the CSS Profile, and how parents should fill out the form based on their individual situation. They also discuss the guidelines around the FAFSA and how to determine which parent should complete the form. Resources Mentioned in the Episode: FAFSA http://www.studentaid.gov CSS Profile http://www.collegeboard.org MEFA’s Financial Aid 101 Webinars and Seminar http://www.mefa.org/events Timestamp: 0:00: Intro 1:45: Susan Beard Conversation