FAFSA Directions

To process your financial aid, you will need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Please note the school cannot apply you for, or receive funding on your behalf, until these steps are fully completed. Failure to complete the FAFSA will result in a student being placed on a payment plan for the cost of the program.

STEP 1: FSA ID and Password
You must create a FSA ID and password to electronically sign the FAFSA. This ID will be needed throughout the application and enrollment process. Please keep this ID and Password safe, yet accessible to you, as you will need it prior to graduation.

If you have an FSA ID, proceed to Step 2

If you do not have an FSA ID, proceed to: https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch
This will prompt you to create an FSA ID.
• The FSA ID, the answers to the challenge questions, and the password are all important information that will be used time and again at different intervals. Please be sure to secure this information so that it can be recalled when necessary.
• Parents of dependent students will need to use/create their own FSA ID.

If you have been locked out, cannot retrieve your FSA ID, or are having difficulty, call the FAFSA help line at 1-800-433-3243.

STEP 2: Completing and Submitting a FAFSA
Go to: https://studentaid.gov or Download the myStudentAid app (available in both Apple App Store or Google Play)

Complete the 2022-2023 FAFSA using 2020 taxes
• Be sure to have your Federal tax returns available for your reference; use the actual financial data from your tax returns; do not guess or rely on memory. If given the option to use the IRS DRT (Data Retrieval Tool), we highly recommend you do so to eliminate errors in the financial section; the IRS DRT pulls your tax information directly from the IRS Database.
• Parents of dependent students will complete their financial information using their tax returns for the corresponding years. They can also use the IRS data tool if applicable.

• You must enter your name exactly as it appears on your Social Security Card.
• Catherine Hinds School Code: 015768, Grade Level - 1st Year, Degree or Certificate - Certificate Under 2 Years.
• Once the FAFSA is complete, electronically sign your FAFSA with your FSA ID. Parents of dependent students must also sign the FAFSA with their own FSA ID.
• It will take approximately 5-7 days for the school to receive your information.
• Review your email regularly for communication from the Financial Aid office as additional documentation may be required to determine aid. You may contact Director of Financial Aid, Terry Ann Henderson, by email at thenderson@catherinehinds.edu.

STEP 3: Completing the Entrance Counseling
An online tutorial, necessary for borrowers to have a full understanding of their financial obligation.

Go to: https://studentaid.gov or Download the myStudentAid app (available in both Apple App Store or Google Play)

STUDENT:
• Click Complete Aid Process, click on Complete Entrance Counseling, click on "I am an Undergraduate Student", be sure to notify Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics - Woburn, MA, complete all required readings and answer all questions in order to submit Entrance Counseling. At the end, make sure you "Submit your Counseling".

STEP 4: Completing the Master Promissory Note
A legal document in which the borrower promises to repay their loan(s) and any accrued interest and fees to the U.S. Department of Education.

Go to: https://studentaid.gov or Download the myStudentAid app (available in both Apple App Store or Google Play)

STUDENT:
Two references are needed and these people are not co-signers but will be contacted in the event your lender in unable to contact you.
• Click Complete Aid Process, click on Complete Master Promissory Note for Undergraduate Student, click on "I'm an Undergraduate Student," login with the FSA ID and password to complete, follow prompts within the process, be sure to notify Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics - Woburn, MA.
•Keep a copy for your records.

PARENT: Parent Loan for Undergraduate Student (PLUS):
Two references are needed and these people are not co-signers but will be contacted in the event your lender is unable to contact you.
• Click Complete Aid Process, click on MPN for Parent, click on "I'm a Parent of an Undergraduate Student," login with the FSA ID and password to complete, follow prompts within the process, be sure to notify Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics- Woburn, MA.
•Keep a copy for your record.