Leftover College Tuition in 529?
Hi, I have been lucky that my parents have saved enough money to pay for my tuition for my undergraduate education. However, I have a couple of questions regarding on what happens after schooling if...
View ArticleEthical to apply to Presidential Scholarship at a safety school?
I just got my acceptance letter from PLU. While I love their school, its prestige, research, and caliber of students does not really match up with what I am hoping for. I applied to them as mostly a...
View ArticleHow do I pay for college?
Let me give some background information first. I'm double ethnic minority and and half first generation American. I grew up poor and have several siblings (full, half and step) my parents divorced...
View ArticleTaxes after kid graduates
My daughter is graduating from college in May 2017. Her school bills for Spring 2017 in December 2016. Federal tax-free assistance is credited in January 2017. So I think her 2017 1098-t will read zero...
View Articlewhy not make scholarships out to kids, not to the schools?
i was just thinking about this after reading another post. Sophomore Son in college received a small unexpected $1200 scholarship for this year. Nice. He already has tuition scholarship. however, this...
View ArticleHelp with CSS Profile
Does anyone have any ideas where to go for good help with CSS Profile application?
View ArticleInnocent question here (CSS profile)
Should I fill Fall 2017 or Spring 2018, or Fall 2016 or Spring 2017 profile? I currently applying to several unis that require it so I assume that it's Fall 2016 or Spring 2017, I just want to...
View ArticleFASFA again
I didn't want to hijack the other thread, because the topic seems to be very similar. DS is pushing for us to help fill out the FAFSA form. I have run the Net price calculators and know that we will...
View ArticleAdvice for student looking to try and win outside scholarships?
I've applied to all of my colleges, and at this point in time, I am trying to look for external scholarships in the hope that I can try and reduce the fees that I might need to pay. Where should I...
View ArticleCSS Profile + Non-Taxable Spousal Support
Anyone have a link to information showing how people are supposed to complete their CSS Profile. Is non-taxable spousal support reported as income?
View ArticleCollege financial planner advised do not apply ED. Thoughts?
He says that because we will not qualify for any financial aide we should wait and see what offers come in and compare them. I was looking forward to the higher admit rates and thought my son should...
View ArticleNational Merit Confirming Score
Approximately what score on the new SAT would you expect to be the cutoff to advance to finalist? I am currently a semifinalist and got a 1460 taking it without prep (730 and 730, 3x8 for essay). Would...
View ArticleD1 - need based scholarship with athletic scholarship
I heard that D1 baseball cannot combine Need Base scholarship with Athletic scholarship. The athlete has to pick one or the other. Is this true? I've read that it can be combined however I'm not sure...
View ArticleSSN wrong on CSU app
What am I doing...I wrote SSNnumber wrong replacing one digit ..what can I do ..is my app rejected??
View ArticleI need help with my FAFSA
I was wondering if someone could help me. My father is on disability and that is our family income for the time being. I'm not for sure how to fill out the parent part of the FAFSA. Would I put what he...
View ArticleAAK... search site for merit only scholarships?
Has anyone discovered a scholarship site where one can filter to include only scholarships that are need blind/merit based?? DD wants to apply for scholarships, but I can't find any sites that allow...
View ArticleDoes Lehigh University offer a Full Ride?
Their website says they offer full tuition, but do they also offer room and board? Its a pretty expensive school, so I wasn't sure if they do
View ArticleWhy one university is quitting National Merit® Scholarship Program
"... For years now some people have thought the program was unfair. Why? Because while all students take the same exam, they don’t have to get equally high scores to be considered eligible for a...
View ArticleQuadruplets and CSS
This discussion was created from comments split from: Should quadruplet brothers apply to the same prestigious universities?.
View ArticleMIT Financial Aid
I applied early action to MIT, and my MYMIT homepage says that I am currently not a financial aid applicant. Is this because I have not turned my fasfa in yet, or did I fill something out wrong on my...
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