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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Good afternoon:
<i>A friendly notice to our A&amp;M University Community</i>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">This is applicable to
<u>anyone</u> who completed a 2015-2016 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to apply for financial aid.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Look for an email from the Department of Education:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">The Department of Education is sending reminder notices to
<u>everyone who completed a 15-16 FAFSA</u>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">It&#8217;s time to complete the 2016-2017 FAFSA.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Don&#8217;t procrastinate!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Subject:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> 2016 FAFSA! Everything You Need to Know</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Maria del C. Perez-Ramos, Director
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</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Financial Aid and Scholarships<br>
</span><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:Maria.ramos@tamuc.edu" target="_blank"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color:blue">Maria.ramos@tamuc.edu</span></a></span></u><u><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> U.S. Department of Education [mailto:ed.gov@public.govdelivery.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 08, 2016 1:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Maria C Ramos<br>
<b>Subject:</b> 2016 FAFSA! Everything You Need to Know<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Don&#8217;t delay &#8230; fill out the FAFSA today!<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">You&#8217;re going to want to fill out the FAFSA sooner rather than later.&nbsp;<br>
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First and foremost,&nbsp;<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMTA4LjUzNTUyODcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDEwOC41MzU1Mjg3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTY1NzE5JmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyaWEucmFtb3NAdGFtdWMuZWR1JnVzZXJpZD1tYXJpYS5yYW1vc0B0YW11Yy5lZHUmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&amp;&amp;&amp;103&amp;&amp;&amp;http://blog.ed.gov/2015/12/fsa-id-your-first-step-to-getting-financial-aid-for-college/"><b><span style="color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none">you&#8217;ll
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