Common App Fee Waivers -- are they guaranteed?
3 of the qualifications on the Common App fee waiver section apply to me. Does this mean I'm guaranteed a fee waiver from every college I'm applying to, or is there a possibility that colleges on the...
View ArticleFAFSA (SAR) Question
On our SAR this year (just filed Friday, processed today, for 2017-18 year, DS's last), next to our EFC, is the letter "C". It says: "EFC: ###### C". In past years we have had just the five-digit...
View ArticleLoans
I am attending spring semester this year only at a community college and all the cost including books in covered by my pell grant so i don't need any of the student loans but i am worried that if...
View ArticleFor NYS, can you only do TAP once you know where you are attending?
I was a little confused with the College portion of the TAP application. It listed the first college I put on Fafsa as where I was attending school. Can I change this later, or should I only complete...
View ArticleWhat are my chances of getting financial aid back?
I'm currently on financial aid probation and I'm passing all my classes. The requirement is that I maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher and pass 67% of all cumulative attempted course hours. The problem is...
View ArticleFinancial aid help?
According to all the net price calculators I've completed to try and figure out what my aid would be, I would receive $0 in aid from any of the schools that I'm interested in. I understand why-- my dad...
View ArticleHow do I apply for scholarships? And how do they work?
I'm a junior in high school and want to major in a computer science degree. I want to go to Collin college ( My closest community college) and would like to know about scholarships and how to apply for...
View ArticleHow close is Duke's NPC to the financial aid actually offered [in your...
I ran Dukes NPC twice [August and November] and both times it showed: Total cost of attendance - Institutional Grants/Aid = 7,800 My EFC is 9,800 so I am perfectly fine with something up to that [ or...
View ArticleScholarships for Grad School
Hey everyone! This is literally my first post on this site ever, so bear with me. So I'm a freshman in undergraduate school (U/H). I've read about people who began applying for college scholarships as...
View ArticleWorth-While Scholarships
I am compiling a list of scholarships that most of the people in my class would be eligible for. I'm looking for scholarships of any amount that are not restricted by race or state? Basically, I only...
View ArticleDecent National Merit Finalist Scholarships at Top Schools
Although there are many threads about the full-ride and full-tuition scholarships different universities offer, I haven't found one with the large scholarships that aren't full-ride or full-tuition....
View ArticleAm I Completely Screwed? (CSS Profile and Business Income)
The net income from our small business is quite small. Our total income is average, low enough to get significant aid at meets need schools. What worries me is that the profile asks for the gross...
View ArticleHow to save money with scholarships and other alternatives
Hello everyone, as most I have children headed to college in a year or so. Im wondering if some of you might have any suggestions on methods of doing college a bit cheaper. I have looked up quite a bit...
View ArticleThose Hidden College Fees
This was interesting. I knew about the fee situation at The University of Massachusetts, but the fees charged by The University of Oklahoma were new to me. At the University of Oklahoma, Norman, fees...
View ArticleIn a bit of a pickle
I am deathly afraid, my story may sound familiar but please hear me out. Last spring i applied to a university without any prior knowledge, really my parent all the way in africa forced me into it. I...
View ArticleDo you need help filling out FAFSA?
I thought this might be useful. I placed credit to the author below the copy/paste. FAFSA on the Web. The U.S. Department of Education feels your FAFSA pain, which is why it has operators standing by...
View ArticleHow can I pay for college?
It's my sophomore year in college and i'm just curious, how can I pay for college. I'm 15 and don't know how find a job, I would love to get scholarships but I don't know what I would get them for or...
View ArticleWhere can I get a full ride (or really good merit aid) from?
Hi guys, I'm really looking to get a full ride or lots of merit aid from some schools. My family doesn't qualify for FA but defiantly can't pay the whole deal without loans. I live in California and...
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