What can I do about my homelessness/out of state tuition dilemma?
(I finally joined this website after years of casual browsing. Please don't roast me for the following really long info. Also, sorry if this is the wrong spot to post this.If you don't like tl;dr posts...
View ArticleSelf-employment Income and College Board Net-Price Calculators
I'm a self-employed contractor/consultant, and trying to use the College Board net price calculators for a number of private schools. I am unclear on the 3 lines where income is entered, even after...
View Articleloan refunds & css/fafsa
My child has some loan refund money in a higherone account, knowing she may be switching to a more expensive school for junior year, figured we save it to put towards tuition. Being a loan refund, does...
View ArticleMerit Scholarships
Looking for merit scholarships. 35 ACT 4.9 GPA lots of volunteering and ec's, awards, etc. I applied to Coca Cola but am looking for others. I've spent the last 3 or 4 hours (I'm home sick) and all I...
View ArticleUT Scholarships
Hello, I recently applied for the Terry Scholarship at UT and am now working on my Presidential Scholarship Application. I was wondering if I could reuse the Terry Scholarship Essay for the...
View ArticleWhere to get scholarships?
Do schools each offer individual scholarships or is there some other place to get them?
View ArticleTo Delegate (or NOT) FAFSA and CSS work to third party.......Please help and...
This past week, the owner of the firm College Funding Specialists in Austin, TX, presented at the Round Rock Public Library. At that session he promised a free session at his office to discuss our...
View ArticleUC Affordability
Hello everyone! Sorry I am still quite new to this site and hope I am posting in the right area. Well I started this forum because I am concerned about affording UC schools (UCSB, UCSD, UCD, and UCLA)....
View ArticleWhere do I have a good chance of getting a full tuition (or very large) merit...
ACT: 34 composite (36 english, 35 reading, 31 math) AP's: I have taken four, three 4's and one 3 and am taking four more GPA: 3.83 UW, 4.23 W Rank: top 10% UW, top 5% W ECs: two years of dance, two...
View ArticleIMPORTANT: Links to AUTOMATIC/GUARANTEED Merit Scholarships
This thread is designed to cut through all of the clutter and get right to colleges that provide non-competitive, guaranteed, automatic merit scholarship money. PLEASE do not list any scholarships...
View ArticleFinancial Aid / Scholarship FRAUD
I never planned on ever posting something like this but I am sick and tired of hearing this person brag about getting her kids college paid by "finding a loophole in the system". First of all, this...
View ArticleI won $291,500 in outside scholarships - ask me (almost) anything
On the coattails of that unresponsive AMA, here's what'll hopefully be a productive one! Before I post my story, I just want to say -- I am in no way advocating that you only apply to outside...
View ArticleIDOC verification - Sacred Heart University
Anyone know what kind of information would be required at sacred heart for the IDOC verification letter? If filing now this wont be needed until maybe February after taxes are filed for 2015, is that...
View ArticleScholarship in university of waterloo and universit of alberta
Hello guys !!! I m frm pakistan and i m interested in studying in university of waterloo or aberta bt my parents cant afford the fees thus i need scholarship. I have done my O levels with following...
View ArticleUniversity of California Blue and Gold opportunity plan
I'm applying to UCs for the 2016-17 school year and I qualify for the blue and gold opportunity plan based off my family's 2014 income taxes. The FAFSA is due by March 2nd but my parents don't file...
View ArticleTake These Steps to Get Out of Student Loan Delinquency
"A simple phone call could be enough to get your payments back on track." … http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/student-loan-ranger/2015/12/02/what-to-do-if-youre-a-delinquent-student-loan-borrower
View ArticleScholarship for Violinist?
Hello! I am a senior in high school hoping to major in pharmacy and minor in music. What scholarships are there for non-major violinists? I've been playing for 8 years. I don't mind having to audition.
View ArticleWhy did increasing itemized deductions reduce aid in calculator? Seems odd.
The Net Price Calculator for the school in question had been reasonably accurate. I'm thinking of making a property tax payment in this calendar year, rather than in January. That would increase my...
View ArticleJoint account and Financial Aid
I have a joint account with my elderly mother so I can pay her bills and do her shopping which she is no longer able to do. As I understand it, this account (or part of it) will be counted towards our...
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