here's how it works: submit the fafsa form. you'll get a student aid report that tells you what federal aid you qualify for, like pell grants or work study. then enter that information into the net price calculator on any college's website or on college abacus-dot- org to get a good idea of what a college will co it's important to apply for fafsa as soon after the october first launch as possible. "many state, college and scholarship programs need your fafsa to determine how much aid youre going to get and often its on a first come first serve basis." be aware if youre heading to college in 2017, your aid package will be based on your family's 2015 taxes. you can use the irs data-retrieval tool on the fafsa form to directly import your tax information. "don't worry if you dont know all the schools you want to apply to. list all the hold your place in line for financial aid. you can always add more schools later on." jeralyn plans to apply for fafsa as soon as she can. "so, the sooner i get in my paperwork the faster i get resul

jeralyn plans to apply for fafsa as soon as she can. "so, the sooner i get in my paperwork the faster i get results for money and i can make fafsa every year. so the new application date also means getting earlier notice if your aid package changes. consumer reports also advises to be very mindful when filling out all the forms. missed signatures, or incorrect information can slow down the process and cost you thousands of dollars in aid. happening tonight - all eyes on the lincoln financial field in philly... where the packers will take on the eagles. the packers are hoping to hand the eagles their first home loss of the season... but it could be tough. green bay is now 4-and-6 this season... losig row. this is the last road game before the packers and texans battle it out at lambeau on sunday. cyber monday deals --for milwaukee sports fans. how you can get tickets to 5 bucks games for under 50 bucks! don't be too quick to put in that credit card information this cyber monday. we're checking out how to keep your info safe when shopping

remember you must reapply for fafsa every year. so the new application date also means getting earlier notice if your aid package changes. consumer reports also advises to be very mindful when filling out all the forms. missed signatures, or incorrect information can slow down the process and cost you thousands of dollars in aid. do you have a consumer issue or investigation idea? give jennaa screen or you can file a complaint on the contact 6 page at fox-6-now-dot-com. adlib to weather rain continue this evening, coming to an end after midnight. many areas have received 0.50-1.00" of rain. becoming partly sunny on tuesday. tuesday will be the warmest day of the week with highs in the middle 50s. clouds and cooler air return to the forecast for the rest of and thursday with highs in the 40s. 40s continue in the forecast through the end of the week. tonight: rain ending after midnight. low: 40 wind: se 10-20 mph tuesday: afternoon sunshine. warmer. high: 56 wind: sw 10-15 mph wednesday:mostly cloudy and cooler. a few sprinkles possi

. >>> high school seniors could be spending the thanksgiving break applying for college and the fafsa made available november 1st. and yiezs the parents' tax information from the previous year. if you're going to school in 2015 or 2016, use the 2015 tax returns. % we hear from an expert. >> college in kras, scholarships gloer. and you can use fast web and i really relied on the school >> the fafsa gives more than 15 $15 billion in financial aid last year. >>> millions traveling between today and sunday. could be a record number. >> jason gruenauer has more on what dia is dog to prepare for the -- doing to prepare for the ppssengers. >> wouldn't guess it's one of the busiest travel days of the year. that's part of the additional sttff and the upcoming busiest day, that would be sunday. in years past and other travel days, the security lines stretch for an hour and into the baggage claim area. not today. it was around 5:00 a.m., but the security official said it's calmed down ever since. help. this sunday, could break travel records, more help is on the way. >> hiring an additional 40 e

if you haven't already, it's time to fill out the applications called the fafsa. they are available now online and before, not until january. uses the last year tax return. you can use the 2015 tax returns for going to school in 2016. we have some tips for cu financial assistance expert. >> the website, college in colorado. they have scholarships galore and you can use fast web and i really relied on the school scholarships a lot. >> more than a $150 millioo in scholarships. apple iphone seven, this may be the time. >> black friday deals from t mobile. >> free smartphones if you sign up for two years. >> trade in a 6s and get a seven for free. . . >>> apple l is getting back into the black friday swing of things, a post thanksgiving friday sale. this is a big deal because sales. last year, it sought out the day all together -- at south the day all together. >>> a blast from the past. a flip phone. not the kind you remember. look at this. looks like foldable. >> apple as usual is not saying anything about it. >> and those are your tech bytes. beyond to make sure ch

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common questions you get about how to apply and i'm sure the financial process as well, financial aid, fafsa and all that. >> absolutely. that is one of the main questions is about the money. of course they're wanting to make sure they meet the requirements to get into the institution. gpa requirements. s.a.t., a.c.t. what is the deadline. all of that information can be found on our website. college. this week we've had thousands of students across the state of north carolina visiting our website, completing their admissions applications. college application week in years past has been five consecutive days. this past summer cfnc went through a revamping of our college application section. we had a few technical issues the first couple of days. so what we've done is extended the college application week this year to 22nd. so rather than them having five consecutive days they will have nine consecutive days. any student that had issues on the first couple of days we encourage them to go back scene complete their application. >> i wanted to ask because this is important for any students who ar

on our campus, because the student aid a form, the fafsa form, asks on the form. have you ever been a foster kid? we have been trying to help them ever since. we give the meal tickets, sheets, towels, that sort of thing. textbooks. she says, what was much trickier is the psychosocial. the first time they fail a quiz, they have no friends, no study skills. they feel fish out of water. they run away. we cannot even find them to get them back. and she said, if you do this, or we do it together, this will be the farm team for the big leagues of the university. and i said, yes, i think that is exactly it. so, we just started five years ago. and we now have the eight academies across the country, about a dozen more in development. it is really a phenomenon. 10% of american foster kids go to college, and 3% earn a degree. of our 12th-graders, nationally this june, 90% of them went to , college. so -- [applause] soledad: that is huge. so, with that, let us take a moment to show a video clip, that will show even more about the organization and the programming. roll that. ♪

on our campus, because the student aid a form, the fafsa form, asks on the form. have you ever been a foster kid? we have been trying to help them ever since. we give the meal tickets, sheets, towels, that sort of thing. textbooks. she says, what was much trickier is the psychosocial. the first time they fail a quiz, they have no friends, no study skills. they feel fish out of water. they run away. we cannot even find them to get them back. and she said, if you do this, or we do it together, this will be the farm team for the big leagues of the university. and i said, yes, i think that is exactly it. so, we just started five years ago. and we now have the eight academies across the country, about a dozen more in development. it is really a phenomenon. 10% of american foster kids go to college, and 3% earn a degree. of our 12th-graders, nationally this june, 90% of them went to , college. so -- [applause] soledad: that is huge. so, with that, let us take a moment to show a video clip, that will show even more about the organization and the programming. roll that. ♪