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Hi guys, so I need some help! So I'm a junior right now in HS meaning I need to figure out what I'm doing after HS asap! My dad wants me to join the Air Force because of the benefits and it pays for...
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We filed senior college kid's FAFSA this past spring semester and now we have a senior high school kid who is applying to colleges and will file her FAFSA October 1st. I realize she needs her own FAFSA...
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My husband attended school and dropped out 25 years ago. I do not recall why he dropped out. I know we were struggling early in our marriage and I know he worked a lot but we have no way to provide...
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Hey, I need help making sure I calculated these two problems correctly... Monthly payments & the minimum amount of hours I would need to work each week to pay an extra cost. I am going to a college...
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How do assests play into financial aid on FAFSA and Profile? I have heard its 5.6% of assests added onto the EFC. Are all assests considered equally too? Like is primary home equity and secondary home...
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Hi all I'm a long-time CC lurker and very appreciative of all the great advice I've picked up over the years. I'm trying to advise my daughter whether to accept an unsubsidized student loan or not. She...
View ArticleVirginia In-state Question
I have a child who lives with her mother in another state but who is attending a Virginia college as an in-state student based on my residency. If I move out of the state can she remain a Vurginia...
View ArticleFAFSA handling of Deferred Comp and/or Forgiveable Loans
Hi Everyone Longtime lurker and grateful reader. I have searched the site and can't find a thread on this part of the FAFSA application. I know that FAFSA is very particular about non-IRA vehicles. My...
View Articlescholarship check but my tuition and books are already covered??
So next week I will be starting my freshman year at my local community college. I received the pell grant which covered my full tuition and left me with $1000 which I used to cover my books and school...
View ArticleNevada-Reno, USC, Berkeley jazz scholarships?
Hi, new poster here (longtime visitor). S is senior @ a Colorado HS, 3.4ish GPA, just missed NMSF, 33 ACT. Excellent jazz trumpeter (all-state, etc). He's going to apply to CU (which has the great Brad...
View ArticleMy cal grant isnt showing up in my financial aid packet?
Im currently a freshman at CSULA and ive had to take out an unsubsidized loan because my cal grant didnt show up in my financial aid packet and i was depending on that to be able to pay for tuition....
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