What will inheritance do to USC grant and scholarship?
DD got into USC with a $17,000 grant and $4,000 scholarship in addition to a NMF scholarship. That makes our OOP within the confines that DH and I set for what we would be willing to spend for each of...
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 ArticleEFC question!
Hi everyone, thanks for all your help on my last question but I now have another question. Background: 1. Yale has told me that my family's EFC is $46,000 (they gave us about ~$20,000). 2. My parents...
View ArticleDear International Students Seeking Financial Aid: YOU CAN DO IT!
I'm writing this post because I wish I had found something like this two years ago, when I first decided to apply to US Colleges. To all my fellow international students: do not be discouraged! You can...
View ArticleWhat Is Each Kid's Real EFC When Two Are In School At The Same Time
This is probably a dumb question, but I'm going to ask it anyway. Just call me dummy from now on :-) Or RunningOnEggShells :-) I've run the NPC at a few schools using two different scenarios - the...
View ArticleQuestionable Grant Money
Selecting a Better Financial Package The Net cost of D2’s choice schools are within 1K-2K (Net Cost) of each other which we can manage whichever school she selects however my main concern is that 1...
View ArticleOdds of getting money toward tuition
Is it possible to get money with 3.1 gpa and 27 ACT score?
View ArticleBuick Achievers Scholarship 2016
Just curious to when we receive information on if we are receiving the scholarship/ still be considered for it! If anyone has any helpful info, a little help would be greatly appreciated:)
View ArticleFraudulent FAFSA application?
I was more than willing to help contribute to my daughters tuition, however my ex lead me to believe that it was the law and that I had to pay the amounts that she told me I had to pay every month, I...
View ArticleSUNY Financial Aid info session in Manhattan tonight (4/21/2016, 6pm ET) for...
The event takes place tonight (4/21/2016) at 6pm ET. Here is the link for registration... https://www.suny.edu/attend/events/event_registration.cfm?elid=1052&etyp=Student&etypid=1
View ArticleJackie Robinson Scholarship 2016
hey guys, wanted to know if anyone's heard anything back from this scholarship.
View ArticleOff Campus Housing, will financial aid cover it?
Hi, I will a sophomore in the 16-17 academic year. I don't know if I should go with on or off campus housing. Obviously on campus cost more than off campus. My problem is that will financial aid (not...
View ArticleColgate Financial Aid Change When Sibling Graduates
I was accepted into Colgate this spring and I'm trying to make sure it will be affordable for all four years. My EFC offer is $24,000, which is really excellent, in my opinion. Its also really...
View ArticleUNC/Duke Robertson Scholarship
Hello guys, I'm just recently learning about this scholarship opportunity and I'm super disappointed I didn't know about this before. I've missed the application for 2016-2017 school year, but does...
View ArticleFinancial aid and scholarships - Penn State/Buffalo
I need to choose between penn state university and university at buffalo suny. The cost for penn state is 57,600$ for the first year, i havent got any scholarship, for suny buffalo it is 39,500$ and I...
View ArticleNeed help regarding loans
So I was very fortunate to receive a financial aid package from my school that included no loans, just grants and work study. Despite this, I'm not sure if my parents will be able to cover this...
View ArticleNROTC Scholarship
I received an offer for a 4-year ROTC scholarship. What is my commitment, if after one year, I dislike it and would like to quit. Do I owe money or do I owe time in the Navy? I really want to do it but...
View ArticleTough Financial Situation (I Need advice)
I have pretty good test scores and all of that good stuff. I've applied to 15 great colleges, and I will probably get into a few good ones. The problem is finances. I will not receive much financial...
View ArticleDo Merit Scholarships Steal From Low-income Students?
"There's a growing competition among colleges and universities to enroll students who can foot the bill for their education with little or no financial aid from the schools. But paradoxically, the...
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