--- title: Off the Record - Seton Hall Law's Official Blog | Karen Sokol description: Karen Sokol is the Assistant Dean for Enrollment Services and the Certifiying Veteran's Official. She assists students throughout the entire financial aid process. --- Off The Record ![Seton Hall Law Logo](https://law.shu.edu/_resources/images/logos/logo.png) # Karen Sokol Karen Sokol is the Assistant Dean for Enrollment Services and the Certifiying Veteran's Official. She assists students throughout the entire financial aid process. ### Recent Posts # [Veterans Education Benefits for Law School](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/veterans-education-benefits-for-law-school) Posted by [Karen Sokol](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/karen-sokol) on 12/7/17, 4:28 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://law.shu.edu/images/students/veterans-benefits-for-law-school-programs.jpg)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/veterans-education-benefits-for-law-school) If you are a veteran who is thinking of submitting a [law school application](https://law.shu.edu/admissions/getting-started.cfm), you may be eligible to use your veterans education benefits to help pay for your tuition and other qualified expenses.  In some cases, veteran’s benefits will cover the entire amount of tuition and fees.  Below, I address the answers to the most commonly asked questions. [READ MORE](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/veterans-education-benefits-for-law-school) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/veterans-education-benefits-for-law-school#comments-listing) Topics: [Financial Aid](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/financial-aid), [Admissions](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/admissions) ![Karen Sokol](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/Karen_Sokol_3-577314-edited.jpg) Written by [Karen Sokol](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/karen-sokol) Karen Sokol is the Assistant Dean for Enrollment Services and the Certifiying Veteran's Official. She assists students throughout the entire financial aid process. # [Understanding Your Financial Aid Award Letter](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/understanding-your-financial-aid-award-letter) Posted by [Karen Sokol](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/karen-sokol) on 5/23/17, 1:13 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/DeptofEdwebsite-600x120-edited.png)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/understanding-your-financial-aid-award-letter) Congratulations! You’ve been accepted to law school. You’ve received your acceptance from the Admissions Office and your Financial Aid Award letter. Now what? What steps do you need to take to receive your financial aid awards? [READ MORE](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/understanding-your-financial-aid-award-letter) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/understanding-your-financial-aid-award-letter#comments-listing) Topics: [Advice and Tips](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/advice-and-tips), [Financial Aid](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/financial-aid) ![Karen Sokol](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/Karen_Sokol_3-577314-edited.jpg) Written by [Karen Sokol](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/karen-sokol) Karen Sokol is the Assistant Dean for Enrollment Services and the Certifiying Veteran's Official. She assists students throughout the entire financial aid process. # [Your First Step To Secure Law School Financial Aid - the FAFSA](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/your-first-step-to-secure-law-school-financial-aid-the-fafsa) Posted by [Karen Sokol](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/karen-sokol) on 11/15/16, 8:35 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/2017-18_fafsa_application.png)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/your-first-step-to-secure-law-school-financial-aid-the-fafsa) If you are researching financial aid for law school, you may know that the 2017-18 FAFSA is now available - 3 months earlier than in the past. Previously, the FAFSA was able to be completed any time after January 1, and this date has been moved up to October 1. The 2017-18 FAFSA asks for 2015 federal income tax information – yes 2015. If you have applied for financial aid previously as an undergraduate, you may do a double take – isn’t 2015 the same information that you put on the 2016-17 FAFSA? The answer is yes, as this is the transition year. Instead of the prior year, the FAFSA now collects Prior-Prior-Year, which financial aid offices call PPY. [READ MORE](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/your-first-step-to-secure-law-school-financial-aid-the-fafsa) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/your-first-step-to-secure-law-school-financial-aid-the-fafsa#comments-listing) Topics: [Financial Aid](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/financial-aid) ![Karen Sokol](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/Karen_Sokol_3-577314-edited.jpg) Written by [Karen Sokol](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/karen-sokol) Karen Sokol is the Assistant Dean for Enrollment Services and the Certifiying Veteran's Official. 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