Will it Hurt Appeal to Go Ahead and Commit/Send Deposit?
My son rec'd a nice scholarship, but no financial aid. We realized that we had made errors in both the FAFSA & CSS PROFILE. (We are custodians, not owners, of his 529 plan, yet listed them as our...
View ArticleAsking for more $ - HOW do you go about it?
My daughter has narrowed down her picks to three schools, all private. She has a 3.99 GPA and 35 ACT, National Merit commended, plus sports, music volunteering, etc. All three schools came back with...
View ArticleCollege Board/ Atlantic Art Essay Contest
I know it's just barely April, but I wanted to know if anybody has an actual idea as to when finalists will hear about their essays? And do people who do not make the cut, are they even told or just...
View ArticleCan't Afford My Dream School
I'm incredibly devastated because I just had a conversation with my parents and they told me that I won't be able to afford my dream school (Northeastern) if they don't give me good financial aid, and...
View ArticleVERY LOW COST OOS COA universities......less than $25k COA for everything!
I know that this isn't really a FA thread, but it would seem to fit here for those needing low cost options. There are many who would benefit from this thread: 1) students whose stats wont get much/any...
View ArticleNot Eligible for Selective Service
I submitted my FAFSA in early January however without realizing that I wasn't eligible for Selective Service until last Saturday. I made the correction immediately on my FAFSA but I'm afraid that it's...
View ArticleIs this is? [Financial Aid at BU]
Just for clarification purposes - when a university accepts you and give you a "tentative financial aid award", is that all that will happen on their side? Is that what FAFSA and CSS Profile are for?...
View ArticleWhy did my EFC change?
When I submitted my FAFSA in February, my EFC was 5,138. At the time, my mom wasn't eligible to use the IRS data retrieval tool since she had completed her taxes only a week before. We just manually...
View ArticleUnderstanding Independent Scholarships
I got into Duke and received about 40k in financial aid. However, that leaves 32k a year for me and my parents to pay, and were going down every avenue to make this work. We have done some research on...
View ArticleVerification of Citizenship
I have been accepted to CSULB and waitlisted at both UCI and UCD. Both csulb and uci asked for my Verification of Citizenship for financial aid but uc davis has not. Do this basically mean that i have...
View ArticleSon Independent for 2015 tax year - What state does he use to file his taxes?
My son has a slightly irregular situation. He will be filing independent this year because I did not provide over 50% of his support in 2015. I have done the math and I am sure of this as he had loans...
View ArticleParents PLUS loan - Credit Check?
I thought I read before there was no credit check - and they just checked to see if you were current with everything. Now I read that there a credit check, and if you are $2,085 in debt, you could be...
View ArticleBC and money??
Boston College is one of my top two, and I'm definitely leaning towards it since it's closer (compared to UNC Chapel Hill). They've given me a hard time about aid, so I still haven't gotten any figures...
View ArticleDo you have to reapply for a NCP Waiver?
Hi, I'm a returning student who got his NCP waived freshman year. Now that I'm reapplyigg for aid (CSS PROFILE), I want to know if I'm supposed to resubmit a waiver request for the NCP? Or does the...
View ArticleWhat SAT Score Report do I use for Cal Grants?
Hello! I'm applying for a Cal Grant and the application says to attach an SAT score if I'm homeschooled. Well, I am homeschooled and therefore must attach an SAT Score Sheet to the Application....
View ArticleState School vs. Private School
Hello! I have been having a rather frustrating experience with deciding on a college for Chemistry/Pre-Med. My two options are between commuting to a state university (SUNY Stony Brook) or taking out...
View ArticleAny point/benefit in applying for FAFSA with $140K AGI?
Junior S will be applying next fall. Just started down the dark path of figuring out how much his half dozen choices will cost out of pocket. All of our publics will be $20k per year on our nickel and...
View ArticleFafsa Verification
I was selected for fafsa verification as a transfer (even tho my EFC did not have an asterisk next to it) by the college and submitted all my stuff and after a week the dependent student verification...
View ArticleShould I ask for more scholarships/grants?
So A&M offered me 18k in grant/scholarships and 11k in loans. These two together do meet the COA listed on the website, but ideally I want to graduate with the least amount of debt possible. I...
View ArticleU Pitt Financial Aid 2nd review?
Hi! I was accepted into both the University of Pittsburgh nursing school and SUNY Binghamton's Decker school of nursing. Pitt is my first choice - it's a dream school and program - but it would cost my...
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