Parent Plus loans and ICR
Hi. I am not a financial aid professional (as you will probably be able to tell by my post!) But I have helped a lot of people with preparing their FAFSA and applying for scholarships. I ran into a...
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View ArticleAlabama's NMF scholarship is still available! If you need a safety apply NOW.
Reposted from the UA forums: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-alabama/1861052-alabamas-nmf-scholarship-is-still-available-if-you-need-a-safety-apply-now.html For those of you dreaming of...
View ArticleBlue and Gold Opportunity Plan
Does anyone know how 529 savings effect qualifications for the UC's Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan?
View ArticleCSS PROFILE: Rants and Raves
This year's CSS Profile drove me to the brink of insanity with its seemingly endless train of questions probing to get the most financial minutiae ever (arrggh!). I understand that there's a purpose to...
View ArticleUMBC financial aid
I just saw my UMBC financial package and it said $0 in grants and scholarships. How is this possible? My parents make 74k combined and my EFC is 7200. Befor i updated it it was 1500. Why such a big...
View ArticleVASSAR FINANCIAL AID -- HELP
Hi!! I was accepted into Vassar Class of 2020 and both the EFC through the FAFSA and Vassar's Net Price Calculator say that my net price should be about $18k. Both my parents work part-time with an...
View ArticleFinancial Aid at Wealthy Privates
Hello everyone, My family makes a decent amount of money (between $125,000 and $150,000), but live in somewhere with a high cost of living. I really want to attend a private college, but my parents...
View ArticleSoftware does not pick up AOTC credit
Hello, I'm helping with my daughter's tax return and am struggling! Her 1098-T shows the payment amount in box 1 and the scholarship amounts in box 5. Box 2 is blank. Using a software, when I put the...
View ArticleAppealing for more aid at UCSB?
Does anyone have experience or success in this process? Also searched the website for the forms and they aren't even available yet
View ArticleLovenetc-Next Generation Service Corps Update
I know I posted this as a comment on my other thread, but I just wanted to let you guys know since I kind of left you guys hanging about the financial aid prospect. This is from an email I received...
View ArticleBard Versus UPS - advice?
Hoping for some wisdom here... although I think I already know the "right answer." S has finally narrowed it down to two first choice schools. School 1, which he prefers, is University of Puget Sound....
View ArticlePrestigious School vs. Profiting from School
What's up College Confidential, As it is right now, I would have to pay about $11,000 at Claremont, and would be paid roughly $5,000 a year at UIC (state school in Chicago). Although I think I have...
View ArticleFAFSA issues this year?
This is my ninth year doing FAFSA. Never taken me more than 15 minutes. Survived the transition to data retrieval a couple years ago. Nothing painful. But OMG this year. It didn't recognize passwords,...
View ArticleNot sure how to send these documents to Harvard...
I was accepted into Harvard for the 2016-2017 year and am trying to figure out my financial aid. Harvard says that it is still missing a "FAFSA Record" and "Trust Details" from me but my parents and I...
View ArticleAround 60k-70k of debt after college? Plausible or no?
Hello everyone! I'm currently committed to attend Virginia Tech as a general engineering major. The cost of attendance at Virginia Tech is around 26k per year. I have received around 8k of free aid I...
View ArticleIt says I have to pay $80 to continue the FAFSA?
Okay, I know that FAFSA is supposed to be free. But.. I'm doing the application online, and when I press the "Next" button, it goes to a page saying "payment" and stuff, saying I have to pay $80. I...
View ArticleEngineering schools with good merit scholarships?
None of my in-state schools (VA) interest me, and my parents aren't willing to pay for an out of state school without scholarships (and I don't qualify for any financial aid). What strong engineering...
View ArticleFAFSA form: deadline for changes?
we are not taking out a loan this year. but son #1 thought he was required to fill out FAFSA form for an abroad scholarship he received. So, i hurriedly filled it out, and realized I made a big mistake...
View ArticleCommitment Date
What's up College Confidential, The commitment deadline for most schools is at 11:59 PM on May 1st, right? Thanks.
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