MEMORANDUM To: All Students From: Darryl Jackson; D. Jackson Director; Office of Student Financial Aid Date: February 14, 2012 Subject: 2012-2013 Verification Information - FYI ____________________________________ The Office of Student Financial Aid here at AAMU is committed to making sure all of our students are given the necessary information and tools needed to make the Financial Aid experience as seamless as possible. In keeping with this mantra, please note the attached Financial Aid tip for the week. Please check your AAMU email frequently to retrieve this valuable information. *********FINANCIAL AID TIP FOR THIS WEEK********* Verification changes for 2012-2013! Each year, a percentage of all students that file the FAFSA form are selected, by the U.S. Department of Education, for verification. In basic terms, this means that the school must verify that the information submitted on the FAFSA form is valid and correct. Beginning with the Fall 2012 Semester, the U.S. Department of Education has implemented drastic changed in the manner in which all schools must verify this information. Please note the attached documents which detail these changes.