b'46ThE CSS/FINANCIAl AID PRoFIlEAbout 400 colleges and scholarship programs requireapplicants to fill out the CSS/Financial Aid PRoFIlEin additionto the FAFSA. To determine if your school requires the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE, to access a copy of the PROFILE, and for tips on filing, University of the Sciencesvisit http://cssprofile.collegeboard.org. Once submitted, the College Board will send your yoUR FINANCIAl AID PACKAGEPROFILE to the schools and scholarship programs Understand your Financial Aid Packageyou list. The cost for sending your report to one school or Meet Juliette Colon, a hypothetical student program is $25. Additional reports cost $16 each. who will be attending Futures University, a fictitious Fee waivers are available if you meet incomestate-related university in Pennsylvania.eligibility requirements. The College Board will notify you if you qualify for a fee waiver afterThe total cost for Juliettes first year at Futures University you complete the application. is $36,800, calculated as follows:Tuition: $21,100FUTURERoom and Board: $11,380Books and Supplies: $1,720your Personal Expenses: $2,600to ToTAl CoST oF ATTENDANCE: $36,800Special Circumstances:The FAFSA and Juliette filed her FAFSA in October 2020, and CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE do not take into she received notice of her financial aid package from account every financial situation. If your family Futures University in March 2021.has a special circumstance that needs explanation, Review Juliettes financial aid award letter and reach out to the colleges financial aid ocer to the accompanying notes on p. 47 to become familiar explain. Some examples of special circumstances with how the components of a financial aid packageare high medical costs not covered by healthfit together.insurance, recent loss of a job, or the disability of a family member. The school will likely askCompare your Financial Aid Packagesyou to put this information in writing and mayconsider it in your final financial aid award. Visit From each college to which you are accepted, you willwww.formswift.com/swift-student if you need receive a financial aid award letter similar to the letterhelp drafting your letter. Juliette received from Futures University. Your financial aid award letter can be accessed on your college portal and may also arrive in the mail. Each financial aid package you are oered will beunique and will likely include a combination ofgrants, loans, Federal Work-Study, and scholarships.Use the College Cost Calculator on p. 48 to comparethe costs of attending the schools to which you wereaccepted and the financial aid oered by each school.By making this comparison you will identify the Temple University school that is the best financial fit for you.'