We believe inquiry is an equity strategy that helps educators
understand student assets and build supportive awareness of our implicit biases.
Another thing to consider regarding custody of the accounts is that colleges will often
see student assets more as «fair game» than parental assets.
If the student is an independent student, all qualified education benefits that are owned by the student are reported as
student assets on the FAFSA.
If the student is an independent student, all qualified education benefits that are owned by the student are reported
as student assets on the FAFSA, regardless of who owns the qualified education benefit.
During need analysis, the federal financial aid formula assesses a percentage
of student assets and a percentage of parents» assets.
But it's the parent volunteers» commitment, says Hodge, that makes the College and Career Center a
valuable student asset.
The calculation of your EFC is made up of parental assets and
student assets if the student is still a dependent.
At Mills Teacher Scholars, we believe inquiry is an equity strategy that helps educators
understand student assets and build supportive awareness of our implicit biases.
Positive school climate approaches build on staff and
student assets and tap those assets to contribute to school - wide improvement initiatives.
These assets are considered parental assets and are factored into federal financial aid formulas at a maximum rate of about 5.6 % versus the 20 % rate that is assessed on
student assets.
That's far lower than the potential 20 % rate that is assessed on
student assets, such as assets in an UGMA / UTMA (custodial) account.
In that case, while these 529 savings are not reported as
a student asset on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), any distribution from this 529 plan is reported as income to the beneficiary, potentially resulting in a significant reduction in eligibility for need - based aid the following year.
This form requires the reporting of all college savings plans that name the student as a beneficiary as
a student asset.
Accordingly, the impact of a college savings plan on need - based financial aid depends on whether the plan is considered
a student asset, a parent asset, or neither.
This provides them with a more favorable treatment than the treatment normally given to
student assets.)
(Trust funds, on the other hand, are counted as
a student asset and will severely impact aid eligibility.)