Weird FA for Ivies - HELP!
Hello everyone. So I have finally exited the early application process with an accept from Yale, the school I fell in love with. However, I more and more am losing hope that I can attend. This is...
View ArticleApplying for Financial Aid With Unusual Family Situation
So I have a sort of complicated situation: my mother is an immigrant and doesn't file taxes and doesn't have a tax ID, my father lives in my home country of Estonia, and my brother claims me as a...
View ArticleWill I get good scholarship
I gave SAT two times: 1st: Maths-690 CR-540 Writing-570 2nd: Maths-670 CR-620 Writing-550 Now I don't have time to give any more tests so I will have to go with these score but I need Big scholarship...
View Article2016-17 FAFSA will no longer report the student's school list to colleges
In case this hasn't been shared yet, this is great news! It had been previously recommended to list aplhabetically so the schools didn't assume the order listed was order of preference (as it commonly...
View ArticleTax return and FA forms
I had about 11K in earnings this year. Do I have to file separate tax return from my parents? Do they still list me as a dependent? If yes, do I list myself as a dependent on my tax return as well? Do...
View ArticleDo I have to do something with FAFSA?
hey guys I just ended my first quarter as a freshman at a UC and my friends are saying that I have to do something with FAFSA. I logged in and it just says "Congratulations, your FAFSA was successfully...
View ArticleNon-Custodial Parent's Boyfriend's Tax Return.
Hey everyone! So I'm still waiting to get my financial aid package from my institution(I'm a spring transfer) and yesterday they sent me a form requesting my mom's on and off again boyfriend's tax...
View ArticleAccepted to Yale...Cheaper options?
I was accepted to Yale through SCEA, but I am worrying about my financial situation. It looks like I am going to pay full price, and my parents and I can only afford to pay about 40k a year. I will...
View ArticleINTERNATIONAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION
In Section A (Student's Information), question 10 asks: 10. list below the names of the colleges and universities to which you are applying I realize that this question is optional - but is it better...
View ArticleStanford and Caltech International Financial Aid
I am an international student and I would really want to go to either Stanford or Caltech. However, I definitely need a lot of financial aid to go there. Does anyone know roughly how many international...
View ArticleHow do I change my GMS recommender?
Under my references, it says I have no recommender but I don't know how to edit it and input his information?
View ArticleWhere are my best options for transfer scholarships?
I am currently at a community college in NC which is my home state. I am also a nontraditional student so I am able to file independently and what not. I am eligible for the Pell grant and...
View ArticleDoes Stanford require tax returns from International Students?
The title says it all. I know it requires the InternatIonal student certIfIcatIon of fInances but it doesn't say anything about tax returns.
View ArticleApplying for aid, don't expect to qualify but what if circumstances change?
I apologize in advance if this issue has been addressed on other threads. My D applied ED to a school that allows families to be first time applicants for aid AFTER the first year IF family...
View ArticleQuestion about general scholarships?
As a senior, I've been looking for scholarships and found some that interest me. For example, The Art Institute of California - Hollywood has a scholarship event going on awarding the best applicant...
View ArticlePosse Access
hey so I'm a super devastated Posse finalist who wasn't chosen as a Posse scholar. Any Posse Access success storieS? How does it work and how long do they normally take to get back to you? THANK YOU...
View ArticleIs there a separate process to send the noncustodial CSS?
I have sent off the CSS profile to the schools that require it, but some of them also require the noncustodial part. This was finished a while back but do I need to go somewhere else to send it to the...
View ArticleWho Typically is Awarded Regents and other merit awards at the UCs?
To @ucbalumnus and others who know.... What stats and other factors would a student typically need to be awarded Regents (or other) merit awards at UCs? And how much are the awards (with need and w/o...
View ArticleFinancial Aid Timeline and Chronology
When does one find out their EFC, merit scholarships, tuition costs, and generally all financial info from all the colleges they applied to? During the same time as admission decisions are found out I...
View ArticleParents make 150k, still have enormous concerns about paying for college.
If your parents make 150 grand, and you somehow seem to have no money available, what do you tell colleges? I'm blessed because so many people are in situations where they don't have income flowing in...
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