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2010-2011 Regular Decision Financial Aid Application Instructions (U.S.
Citizens and Permanent Residents)
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To apply for financial aid as an Regular Decision
candidate, complete the steps below.
Click here for answers to
frequently asked questions about applying for financial aid.
- Indicate your intent to apply for financial aid when you complete your admission application.
- Financial Aid PROFILE
- Visit profileonline.collegeboard.com
to complete the College Scholarship Service Financial Aid
PROFILE. Include Macalester's code (6390) in the school release
section.
- If you do not yet have complete 2009 tax returns, file the PROFILE with estimated figures.
- If your
biological/adoptive parents are separated or
divorced, your noncustodial
parent must complete the CSS Noncustodial
PROFILE. If applicable, you will receive details about the Noncustodial PROFILE
service as part of the PROFILE process.
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- If you do not yet have complete 2009 tax returns, file the FAFSA with estimated figures.
- File the FAFSA and include Macalester's school code (002358) in the school section.
- You may file the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
- Paper FAFSAs may be ordered by calling 1-800-433-3243 or downloaded from the Department of Education web site.
- Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC)
In
response to your Financial Aid PROFILE, you will receive information
from the College Board IDOC service on behalf of Macalester College.
Macalester will use the IDOC service to collect tax documents and
applicable supplements required to apply for financial aid. Your
IDOC information will specify which tax documents are required as part
of your financial aid application. In general, they will include: - Your parents' 2009 federal income tax return. A non-filer statement should be completed if your parent did not and will not file a 2009 federal income tax return.
- Your own 2009 federal tax return. A
non-filer statement (information included with IDOC instructions)
should be completed if you did not and will not file a 2009 federal
income tax return.
All required documents should be submitted to the IDOC service as one complete package and must have an IDOC cover sheet. Duplicate cover sheets are available at idoc.collegeboard.com.
| Financial Aid Appliation Step |
Priority Filing Date
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| Indicate intent to apply for financial aid on admission application | January 15, 2010 |
| Financial
Aid PROFILE |
February 8, 2010 |
Noncustodial PROFILE
(if applicable) |
February 15, 2010 |
| FAFSA | February 8, 2010 |
| IDOC Submission |
March 1, 2010
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If materials are received by the priority filing date,
responses to financial aid applications
will be sent shortly after notices of admission. 
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