How do schools decide your financial need if your parents don't have a salary
Hello, I'm currently a junior and my parents are self employed. I bring this up because they do not make a yearly salary, and instead they make money depending on how much houses they sell (my dads a...
View Articleschools that offer financial aid without FAFSA?
my son coaches a gifted student athlete whose parents have let his visa run out. he has gone to high school all four years in the US. are there schools out there for students like this? he cannot get...
View Articlekeeping your income low for FA - good idea or bad idea?
Is it ever a good idea to quit a job or avoid a raise for FA? Here are some scenarios to consider: 1) A 2 income couple makes $120K, one quits a job reducing their income to $60K which qualifies their...
View ArticleLate financial aid submission
I was recently accepted into the Carleton class of 2020 and thankfully I submitted my $300 deposit and confirmation of attendance to the school before the may 1st deadine. Unfortunately, I neglected to...
View ArticleU of Maine Offers Deep Discounts to Out-of-Staters
People in Northeastern states outside of Maine have been noticing billboards that say "Go to UMaine for Same Cost as" the state flagship of their state. The billboards are part of a plan in which the...
View Article529 not getting used - do I declare it on FAFSA
I am asking this question on behalf of a friend. She has a son who will be starting his freshman year in college in September. She has a 529 account that she will not be using his first year. Does she...
View ArticleHow do colleges know about 529's by grandparent's
My son's grandfather wants to open and contribute into a 529. Do colleges know if he does that? Someone told me that there is a question on the CSS profile if anyone has a 529 for the student. But if...
View ArticleIs it possible to obtain a green card or visa through my college? (Need...
I'll be starting college, hopefully, this fall and I really need financial aid. Until I get a green card I'm not eligible for financial aid, and everyone except me in my family has a green card (my mom...
View ArticleUCLA financial aid
On my FAFSA I mentioned that I was commuting to UCLA when I am in fact dorming. My net costs right now are 8600 dollars. What willy net cost be assuming that I get this whole thing fixed?
View ArticleSenate Youth Program Help?
Is there anyone here that went to this program/got this scholarship? I'm planning to apply this year, but am wondering if anyone that has done it could provide any suggestions on how to get in? I'm in...
View ArticleEssay Scholarships- Are you allowed to use college essays?
Often I see essay contests for which you can get a lot of money and say you must submit an original essay. I understand that means that you have to write it all yourself, but are you allowed to submit...
View ArticleHuge difference in net price between Iowa State and Univ of Iowa?
I have been running lots of net price calculators. Iowa State comes out to be significantly less expensive the Univ of Iowa for us. Has anyone else found this to be the case? I mentioned Iowa State to...
View ArticleAdditional Federal Student Loan Eligibility
Okay, I'm kind of freaking out right now...I come from a relatively low-income family, my college decision came down to two choices, one of which was about $4k/year more expensive than the other....
View ArticleWhat happens if you give forged letters to financial aid?
I have a friend who lied to financial aid office at the college she attends she told him she didn't attend colleges that she did and gave them the falsified letters saying they were from the colleges...
View ArticleMerit Aid for Anywhere?
Hi CC. I am looking to apply to school that will give me some form of merit aid. I am unsure of which schools are generous with merit aid and what kind of merit aid I would even receive. The problem...
View ArticleParent 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...
View ArticleMerit Aid?
Hi CC. I am looking to apply to school that will give me some form of merit aid. I am unsure of which schools are generous with merit aid and what kind of merit aid I would even receive. The problem...
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