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View ArticleFather is a Italian immigrant...cannot find any for students living in New York
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View ArticleTuition waiver and grants
If I have a tuition waiver am I still able to get grant money?
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A couple of days ago when I finished up applying to colleges, my parents dropped the bomb on me by saying they cannot pay for college. After reading through many of the threads here, I noticed that...
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View ArticleNew FAFSA for graduate school or renewal? And getting married before I begin...
Hi there, I have two main questions. 1.) do I do an entirely new FAFSA for graduate school, or do I renew it? 2.) I am gettin gmarried in March 2016. Should I wait to do my FAFSA after I am married or...
View ArticleIf EFC is $10,000-- what does that really mean?
Does that mean that most colleges will give financial aid so that the net left is $10,000-- where do GSLs fit in? Other loans?
View ArticleIs merit-based aid applied first, and then need-based?
Is merit-based aid applied first, and then need-based? Or can they be independent? I'm referring to smaller scholarships. Not scholars programs or major scholarships. For example, student A has an EFC...
View ArticlePlease Help - Extenuating Circumstances
Can someone with HIGH experience in filling out the CSS and non custodial parent waiver direct message with me? I'm freaking out because I have a horrible parental situation and I'm deathly afraid I...
View ArticleWorried - Low SAT score possibly sent from HS with transcripts w/o my...
Hi - any help here on if the following will hurt the way admissions staff look at me, especially when considering merit aid. I have been applying to schools and have a 3.98 UW GPA and a 5.17 Weighetd...
View ArticleFree State University Tuition Proposed by Sanders
This week, long-shot presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders introduced legislation to make 4-year public colleges and universities tuition free:...
View ArticleUniversity of Pittsburgh merit scholarship
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View ArticleFAFSA for Students with Parent on Disability
I am curious as to how much financial aid I will receive with my predicament. I live with my retired grandmother, twin sister and single mother whose income is the sole income we live off of. My mom...
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Hi. After being accepted as a transfer student to a 4-year university, I was informed that I had to undergo the verification process to continue receiving aid. This is my first time being selected, so...
View ArticleNomination for Trustee Scholarship at Boston University
To apply for the Trustee Scholarship 2015/2015, all forms including nomination letter of the principal need to reach BU by December 1st. Where do I find the nomination form? Or will it become available...
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