FIRST-YEAR CHECKLIST AND IMPORTANT DATES

o May 15-31: Review your 2023-24 Financial Aid Notification on the Financial Aid Portal o May 31: Priority deadline to Accept Work-Study awards online o June 5: Work-Study application and hiring process opens for those who have accepted their Work-Study offer by the priority deadline o June 10: Priority deadline to Accept loan offers online and to complete any required federal loan documents (See “Guide to Student and Parent Loans”) o June 20: Deadline to submit the Signature Authorization form to the Financial Aid Office. Enables continued access to online processes. o June 30: Deadline for Virginia residents to submit the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG) application. Application should be submitted directly to W&L. o July 15: Deadline for completing federal verification for those who were selected for verification o July 20: Reminder: Add Financial Aid access for parents or others in Friends and Family (see “Guest/Parent Access (FERPA)”) o July 20: Review your Nelnet (billing) account online to verify financial aid credits, pending/estimated aid, and to determine if you have a balance due o July 24: Deadline (final) to Accept online any loan or Work-Study offers. Pending loans or Work-Study at this point are Declined. o August 1: Deadline to complete any required loan documents. All “Accepted” loans with incomplete documents at this point are “Declined” by the Office of Financial Aid. o August 1: Deadline to apply to Work-Study positions. If you have not obtained a Work-Study position by this date you will not have another opportunity until October 1. o September 4: Mandatory on-campus Financial Aid information session for all grant and scholarship recipients o September 6: Mandatory on-campus information session for all Work-Study recipients o September 11: The last round of Work-Study hiring begins for those who are still seeking employment. Interested students must contact Student Employment by this date. o October 1: Deadline to submit the Sibling Enrollment Verification form for those families with more than one dependent in college. All benefits are removed after this date. o October 13: Last day to be hired into a fall Work-Study position