Helpful Hints

The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA) is committed to the timely and accurate processing of your application for student financial aid. In order to prevent delays in processing, the OSFA offers the following suggestions:

• Apply early. Don't wait until you have been accepted for admission. Don't wait until the last minute to complete the financial aid application materials. An early start will leave time to collect information, ask questions, and solve problems.
• Set up a financial aid file, and keep copies of all documents. The OSFA may request additional documents to support your application.
• Carefully read all correspondence from the OSFA. Note that e-mail is the official means of communication at Georgia Tech.
• Make sure all documents submitted are complete, accurate, and signed as required.
• Respond promptly to all requests for additional information.
• Print the student's name and gtID# on all documents submitted to the OSFA.
• Don't mail tax forms or other documents to the OSFA or to the Federal Processing Center unless specifically asked to do so.
• Contact the OSFA with any questions about the status of your application.

Note: While the gtID# serves as your student identification number, the nature of some of the information we are required to collect will make it necessary for you to provide us with your Social Security number. When such documents are required, they are maintained in a secure environment, and only authorized personnel have access to them.