What is professional judgment?
When t在这里 are unusual situations or circumstances that impact your federal student aid eligibility, federal regulations give a financial aid administrator discretion or professional judgment (PJ) on a case-by-case basis and with adequate documentation to make adjustments to the data elements on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form that impact your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) to gain a more accurate assessment of your family's ability to contribute to your cost of education.
The 2023-2024 FAFSA requires that students (and parents, if 学生 is dependent for federal aid purposes) use the 2021 tax year to answer the income section(s) of the FAFSA. 给n the time lapse that exists between the requested tax year and the current tax year, income situations can be significantly different. In an effort to help students who experience a significant change in financial situation, professional judgements are permitted. 最终, the goal of a professional judgement is to gain up to a full Pell Grant when 学生 would otherwise be ineligible. 记住这一点, if a student already has a full Pell Grant, t在这里 is no benefit to going through the PJ process.
如果你, 学生, or your parents (if a dependent student), have experienced a significant change in financial situation since the 2021 tax year, please email the following to the Interim Director of 金融援助, 利亚帕克斯顿, at lpaxton@pinebeltjeepclub.net:
- Attach a signed letter detailing the circumstance(s), including dates of relevant importance, such as when you or a parent became unemployed/lost income.
- Submit a completed 2023-2024 Verification Worksheet found 在这里. 你可以无视, 此时此刻, the request for a tax transcript on page 3 of the Verification Worksheet.
- 如果你 received Unemployment Compensation, please submit a copy of your Unemployment Compensation history and statement.