How many NACAC forms am I allowed to use?
I'm eligible for it and I asked my counselor about how many I can use, but he said that he thinks there is no limit. However, I saw on some website that they recommend four to be the limit for NACAC...
View ArticleScholarship information often comes too late in the year
Many of the school sponsored scholarships which I am applying for do not give back results until very late, as late as April/May. Financial aid is basically my number one priority in choosing a school....
View ArticleHere's where you can compare the financial offers from different colleges
Here is a site from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau where you can compare different college financial offers (if the website address doesn't come up below, if you google it, it will come up)....
View ArticleI owe money to my university
When I first got accepted and received my financial aid package, my family was in an okay financial situation. We could pay the tuition costs. When I first entered and got my first bill, the amount we...
View Articleweighted vs unweighted GPA
I have been reading some old threads and saw many emphasized on unweighted GPA. If we are not talking admission to Ivies, wouldn't it be better, for the purpose of merit-aid, for a student to get an A...
View ArticleFAFSA HELP
Based on your answers to certain questions on the FAFSA, you may skip additional questions. If you decide to skip questions, doing so will not affect your eligibility for federal student aid. However,...
View ArticleWhat scholarships are there?
I am a 4.0 with an average Score (1260). What scholarships can I apply to?
View ArticleIs 12-18k per year too much to take out for undergrad?
My dream school, DePaul University, accepted me as a transfer student for this upcoming winter quarter, but I didn't get as much in federal aid as I thought I would, and DePaul doesn't offer merit aid...
View ArticleEven worth it to do FAFSA? Need advice and suggestions.
I know is a topic where people will say "Oh just do it, you never know!" However, my Mom WILL NOT do the FAFSA. She claims it's a waste of time to fill out a huge application form when she hardly even...
View ArticleNon Custodial CSS Profile: Foreign Country vs America
Hi, so my bio father has been out of my life since I was 5 years old. He lives in Ecuador and I live in NYC with my mom who has full custody. He is 65+ years old and a senior citizen so gets an...
View ArticleU.S. Plans to Forgive $108 Billion in Student Loans
"A new federal report shows that the government is expected to forgive at least $108 billion in student debt in the coming years. The relief is part of an Obama administration plan to help borrowers,...
View ArticleAdult adoption and the FAFSA and CSS Profile
I am a college freshman at a top 10 private university that meets 100% of demonstrated financial need. I moved out of my biological parents' home at 16 and found myself a legal guardian (emancipation...
View ArticleBest I can get for around 25k/year tuition?
My budget ranges from 24-30k each year for tuition only. and most good public schools would cost 32-36k just for tuition, just around 5-10k above my budget. I need to know which great undergraduate...
View ArticleAFROTC: How important are the PFA?
I'm working on an Air Force ROTC Scholarship application, and I was wondering how important the Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) is. My GPA is 4.0 with a 33 ACT/1470 SAT. I have excellent...
View ArticleFAFSA Do I have to use the IRS tool?
Last week when my son was home he did his FAFSA for 2017-18. He's already in college but has a scholarship we'd like to keep. He got the message back that he was done and it told him the EFC and stated...
View ArticleDebt, debt, and more debt
Hey CC Fam, I got into NYU, my dream school with almost no financial aid. As a student who plans on going on to do a dual-degree program for another $150-200k, taking on another $132k (after family...
View ArticleUCSD vs SDSU?
First post; probably in the wrong section. My apologies. I have no idea what this would go under. And yeah, it's this post again. Mini background: I'm a junior in HS right now and have no idea what I'm...
View ArticleFAFSA and how to pay for college.
Due to having a large amount of money in the stocks, FAFSA has put our EFC at around 50K. We certainly cannot contribute that much. We were saving our stocks until retirement, and when paying capital...
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