Where 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...
View ArticleCSS profile submitted but not received by the university
Hi, I am an international student. I submitted CSS profile to Denison University on 25th November, and it was scheduled to be reported on 26th November. But Denison University has not got my CSS...
View ArticleFAFSA EFC
Hello, I currently have two jobs, one as a work-study student earning 500$ per semester and another at a part time earning rougly 200$ a week. In total for 2016, I should have earned about 1,900$.. now...
View ArticleWhen to login and accept merit scholarships?
Do you have to accept offered merit scholarships for financial aid office to process package? If so, when do you do this? If you have been awarded merit scholarships, but have applied for higher...
View ArticleCollege Board CSS profile reminder
Does the college board automatically send you an email if you have missing documents in your CSS profile?
View ArticleSCHOLARSHIPS?
Are there any scholarships that I apply to? *TO THE SCHOOLS I HAVE LISTED BELOW, MOSTLY STANFORD -senior in high school -female -act score 33 -gpa 4.15 -UC gpa (4.18) - club president of mental health...
View ArticleHelp me please Parents have no SSN
So I want to attend college soon. The problem is my mother doesn't have a SSN my father does but my mother doesn't. They are both not "legal" if you catch my meaning, but my father pays his taxes and...
View ArticleFinancial Aid
Hey guys, So I was just wondering about financial aid. My parents make a good amount (200k+), so I was wondering if there would be any possibility for need aid, or should I just pretty much not pursue...
View ArticlePell Grant & Full-ride merit-based NSF Scholarship
Hi, I have a quick question about receiving a full-ride merit-based Federal scholarship and the Federal Pell Grant. Specifically, I received a merit-based scholarship from the National Science...
View ArticleMap: Need-Blind Schools That Report Meeting Full Need
"... Prospective students and their families can use the map below to explore need-blind schools that reported meeting students' full demonstrated financial need. Aside from Salem College in North...
View ArticleFAFSA and Immigrant Parents
What happens if I know a person who has Immigrant Parents and don't file their Taxes but they need to get some sort of aid for College. What can that person do?
View ArticleCSS Profile and special needs trusts
My family is in the process of setting up a special needs trust for a disabled relative (not a student). The trust is already drafted and signed but the funds are still sitting in our bank. Should we...
View ArticleFinancial Aid Crisis with Non-Custodial Parent
Back story: So my parents had a violent divorce nine years ago, I don't have a lot of contact with my father, he remarried and had four other kids and moved to Denmark so I haven't seen him in a long...
View ArticleIDOC Tax Form signature.
I'm an international student, and in the IDOC form upload it says > Submit a complete, readable, signed copy of your final 2015 federal income tax return, > PDFs generated by your tax preparation...
View ArticleFAFSA application
Should I apply for 17-18 financial aid already or wait until January to do it? I'm a freshman in college
View ArticleDad lost Job - is there a way to report (and should I?)
Hi all, As you can probably get by the title, my dad lost his job yesterday. Both parents work, but my dad makes 85k out of our 99-101k net income. Is there a way to report this (and should I)? We have...
View ArticleAOC question
We're in the extremely nice situation of struggling to reach $4000 to maximize the AOC tax credit for our daughter. She only owes $784 for Spring semester tuition and fees, which will bring her up to...
View ArticleFafsa question
What do I do after I fill out my fafsa? Do I need to go on my colleges website and fill out any other forms to see how much aid they will give me?
View ArticleWill Federal Verification affect ED results
I just realized that i've been selected for federal verification! My ED results come out tomorrow and I won't have enough time to submit the files since my fathers verification is international and my...
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