What are the best schools that offer merit aid?
My parents make too much for me to qualify for need based aid, but they are only willIng to pay for $10,000 a year for school. So, I'm tring to find any schools with decent engineering programs that...
View ArticleDenied Parent Plus Loan, options?
So my parents filed for bankruptcy two years ago. With the extra $4,000 I got in the Stafford loans for being denied, I still have $5,084 left to pay. Is there any type of loan that doesn't need a...
View ArticleFafsa would only let me input 2015 info but finances are now drastically...
As of last week I have filled out the 2016/17 fafsa and applied at the community college I am interested in, but my finances are now drastically different than they were on the 2015 tax information...
View ArticleNet price calculators that includes scores/grades
Does anyone have a list of schools that include ACT/SAT scores and grades in their net price calculators? Looks like Oberlin's does. Trying to find other schools to compare. Our family will not get any...
View ArticleSeveral Questions from Parent Just Getting Started
Hello all – Relatively new to CC and appreciate all the info and advice here, thanks! Parent of a rising junior D, and just starting to dig into the admissions and FA process. A few questions so far,...
View ArticleWhat does it mean if a college "meets full displayed financial need?"
Cornell says it meets "full displayed financial need." Can someone translate this in to lay man's terms? Also, if my EFC is ~10,000, how much would it seem I would pay to attend Cornell? Thanks!
View ArticleFinancial aid for Spring 2017
Hi sorry if this has been asked but I could not find an answer. I recently graduated from Community College in May and decided to take a gap semester so I won't be applying to a new school until Spring...
View ArticleUC Residency For Tuition Purposes
So I was accepted to UC Berkeley as a spring 2017 admit. Like so many other students the financial aspect of school will prove to be the most difficult. This is my situation can anyone attest to my...
View ArticleLoan overage
I'm sure this has been asked before but I couldn't find specific posts about it using the search function. We applied for a Parent Plus loan and received an overage each semester above the cost of...
View ArticleGuardianship over Age 18
My children are 18 & almost 20... One is starting college and the other is in their 2nd year. They are living with their grandmother in a different town that is closer to their school. I have lega...
View ArticleWhich universities might provide maximum aid to an International student with...
I'm planning on doing my undergrad in the U.S and I plan on starting in Fall 2017. I'm in my senior year. I have a 9.5 GPA in Xth. And 96.8% in 11th. I expect the results to be similar in 12th grade...
View ArticleMerit Scholarships for 33 ACT and top 10 percent class rank
The purpose of this thread is to provide an updated list of merit scholarship possibilities for students with a 33 ACT and top 10% class rank. I’ve focused on merit scholarships that would bring...
View Articleupdated thread on schools with good merit aid
Have seen a few threads with this topic but outdated info from 2005. Any new info on schools that offer merit aid that brings tuition to state levels? Thanks in advance!
View ArticleCan i get scholarships or student loans if i have free tuition?
My dad works at the university i go to so i get free tuition but I am living in an apartment off campus which is still expensive. I want to apply for scholarships and student loans but it seems like...
View ArticleI clicked blank on my whether or not I wanted work study on my FAFSA
I messed up on my FAFSA and clicked "blank" on whether or not I wanted to have work study or not so this year, it doesn't show up on my FAFSA. I just re-submitted my FAFSA and changed the preference,...
View ArticleNJ Tuition Aid Grant Canceled
Hello all, I just wanted to know about what I can do to get the grant back, I have paper work filled out and ready to be sent to my college. Just today I have provided the additional information as was...
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