Checklist

After you have completed the FAFSA and received your Financial Aid Offer, please complete the following checklist.

Financial Aid Offer

• Review your College Financing Plan Offer that details the various types of aid for which you are eligible
• Accept loans and federal work study by logging into Highlander Pipeline. You do not need to accept grants and scholarships.

Loans

• Students: Accept loans on Highlander Pipeline. If you are a first-time borrower, complete Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note (MPN)
• Parents: Apply for a Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan (if applicable) and complete the Master Promissory Note (MPN), as a first-time borrower.
• Graduate Students: Apply for a Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan (if applicable) and if you are a first-time borrower, complete Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note (MPN)

State Aid

• Create your account on NJFAMS which is the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) portal. Review your to-do-checklist and upload any documents requested by the state on this portal.
• Provide any additional documents requested by HESAA through NJFAMS

Important

• Review the Eligibility Requirements and Student’s Rights and Responsibilities
• Make sure your enrollments meets the disbursement requirements
• Check Highlander Pipeline to see if you have any outstanding requirements
• Check you bill and set up Direct Deposit to receive your refund (if eligible)
• Regularly check your NJIT email and Highlander Pipeline