HOW TO APPLY FOR STUDENT LOANS
HOW DO I APPLY FOR A FEDERAL DIRECT STAFFORD LOAN?
- Complete the 2010-2011 FAFSA on line at
www.fafsa.ed.gov
if you have not done so yet.
- Complete the Direct Loan Entrance on line by visiting
www.StudentLoans.gov
You will use the same pin number used to sign your
FAFSA. All Students must complete the Direct Loan
Entrance online, even if an entrance was done for the FFELP
loan program on a prior occasion. Your loan will not be
processed until an entrance has been completed.
- Click on Manage My Direct Loan
- Sign in with your FAFSA Pin
- Scroll down and click on Complete Entrance
Counseling then begin
- Print a copy of “Completed Entrance Counseling
(STEP 4) page
- Complete the Direct Loan Promissory Note (MPN) by
visiting
www.StudentLoans.gov
- Scroll down and click on Complete
MPN
- Select Subsidized/Unsubsidized
then complete the Promissory Note
- Print page 1 and page 10 of
your completed Promissory Note
- Once you have completed all of your documents, call
(914) 606-6773 to make an appointment to discuss your loan
amounts with a financial aid Counselor.
-
Bring a copy of your MPN and completed Entrance
Counseling with you to your appointment.
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