Clarity of home owning on financial aid application question
There is a question on a financial aid application for my university asking if we owned our home. We don't know what to put because we have a mortgage. There is a line that says "Do you own your home"...
View ArticleSubmitting the CSS Profile to every college?
I applied to 16 schools for fall 2016, and I need to apply to financial aid and every school that I'm applying to requires the CSS Profile to be considered for financial aid and most deadlines are in...
View ArticleFAFSA QUESTION
When filling out fafsa, can I report the income of only one of my parents,even though they're married? Would I get more aid that way?
View ArticleDoes FAFSA lend some money for personal expenses and if so, how much?
I've heard that FAFSA gives some money to students for personal expenses aside from tuition,books,room and board. I'd like to know how much do people get on average (if any)?
View ArticleSubmitting SAT scores to scholarships-- how?
Hi there-- I've come across my first scholarship that requires me to send SAT scores. The scholarship is through my local credit union, so it's locally based in my city and somewhat small. When I went...
View ArticleFor FAFSA: By this date, have I already screwed up?
Am I too late, or is this still early enough?
View ArticleNo FA: Is it ok to file "just in case" after acceptance?
Hi. My S will not get FA. Not a chance. But, I don't want to close him out if anything happens to his dad or I's jobs. Or if he simply wants to take out the student loan one year, (unlikely, but who...
View ArticleCan I get approved for a sallie may loan or other with out a cosigner?
Hello, I am going into my last semester at my university and am unfortunately short about 2,000. This is not a large amount but I still don't have that money. My parents are denied for the federal PLUS...
View ArticleFamily Bank Statements and Total Financial Contribution
I have tried to help a family friend who is applying for Wheaton College on filling out her "International Financial Verification" form....
View ArticleWhat does "money paid on debt mean"?
I was filling out the International Student Financial Aid Application and there is a questions that asks for the amount of money paid on debt. What does that mean exactly? Thanks.
View ArticleHomeless student looking for FA/Scholarship advice
Hello all, I am a homeless student in Texas and live with a friend and his family. I am classified as homeless and independent in my school district under the McKinney-Vento Act, and work, making a...
View ArticleFAFSA College order / CSS
Is it true that there's now no way for colleges to see your FAFSA order list anymore? Also, can they still see the list of colleges from your CSS? If so, is there any way around it?
View ArticleIs there an ELI5 for "Federal Direct Loan Unsubsidized"?
I transferred to UMass Lowell and filed a FAFSA. I just saw my online student account and under the "Financial Aid" section, I see "FedDirectLoanUnsubsidized/Oct" for an "Award Description". Under...
View ArticleAny Scholarships that are missed or rarely heard of.
Hello, I want to make this thread so that we can compile scholarships that mostly no one hears about. I don't have many submissions, but I do have a good one for any fellow atheists out there!...
View ArticleFIRST Robotics Scholarships, stackable with National Merit Scholarships?...
I'm ISO OOS school options for my Class of 2017 kid. He will presumably be a National Merit Finalist (been through this rodeo once already with my college freshman daughter, and he's way over any...
View ArticleMerit scholarships for students in top 5 to top 10 percent with 33 ACT
The purpose of this thread is to provide a list of merit scholarship possibilities for students slightly lower than the very top of their class - with a class rank in the top 5-10% and a 33 ACT. This...
View ArticleSchool Specific Fee Waivers
Hey so my best friend got a fee waiver sent to her by a specific college, and she's not applying to that college, but I am. Will I get in trouble if I use her fee waiver?
View ArticleFAFSA won't save
My daughter set up an id and was already verified by the SSA. However every time she logged out and later got back in, the previous completed pages didn't save and she has to start all over again. I am...
View ArticleFilling out FAFSA when parents live outside to U.S.?
I'm a senior in high school and will turn 18 in February. My parents used to live in the U.S. and have filed taxes before, therefore they have an SSN, but now they live in Mexico and have lived there...
View Article