Goucher Hosts College Goal Sunday

Release date: February 08, 2009 |

On February 8, Goucher College will host its fifth College Goal Sunday, an annual event designed to give prospective students and their families the opportunity to speak directly with financial aid professionals and get free help completing the forms required by colleges, universities, and private career schools to qualify for scholarships, grants, and loans.

College Goal Sunday will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Van Meter Hall on Goucher’s Towson campus. For directions to the college and a campus map, go to  www.goucher.edu/x4643.xml. In the event of snow, College Goal Sunday will be held on Feb. 15. For more information, contact Sharon Hassan, Goucher’s director of financial aid, at 410-337-6141 or shassan@goucher.edu.

Students attending College Goal Sunday must bring proof of 2008 income and benefits information, such as completed IRS federal income tax returns and W2 forms or proof of untaxed income for the student and parents/guardians. Also, at least one week prior to the event, students should register for a PIN number by logging on to www.pin.ed.gov; a PIN is needed for both the student and at least one parent. A Spanish interpreter will be on site at Goucher, and FAFSA on the Web will be available at this location.

The event also will take place at various times and dates at locations across Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. Sites in Maryland will be located in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Montgomery, Prince George’s, and St. Mary’s counties, as well as in Baltimore City. For more information on locations, dates, and times, please visit the College Goal Web site at http://www.collegegoalsundayusa.org.

A nonprofit program, College Goal Sunday is funded through grants issued by USA Funds and the Lumina Foundation for Education.