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you should receive. Like all other requests for documents

from a college, complete it and send it immediately.

4. Student Aid Report (SAR).

This report is generated by

the Department of Education’s

computers. The SAR is based on

the information you provide

on the FAFSA. Your parent(s) or

guardian(s) will receive a copy

of this report. A number of

the colleges you are interested

in will receive a copy of the

SAR. You will have directed, by

naming them in section G of

the FAFSA, which colleges will

receive a copy of the SAR on

the FAFSA form completed by

you and your parent(s). When

you receive your SAR, examine

it—there may be mistakes on

it that could cost you plenty. Also, call immediately to

request another free copy of the SAR at (319) 337-5665.

You will discover a number called the Expected Fam-

ily Contribution or EFC. The college’s financial aid office

will calculate (Federal Methodology) the federal and state

financial aid available to you from the EFC# and other

information found in the SAR.

5. high-school transcript. The process of sending your tran-

script to a college and the NCAA Eligibility Center is the

responsibility of your high-school guidance counselor.

Even if you haven’t finished high school, you should

Student Aid Report (SAR)

To Do List

• Keep your copy in a place
  where it will remain neat
  and clean. You may have
  to make a number of pho-
  tocopies of the SAR.


• Take an SAR with you on
  each visit you make to a
  college, even if you think
  the college has already
  received a copy.


• Give a copy of your SAR
  to any coach/recruiter or
  admissions counselor who
  visits you at school or at
  your home.