FAFSA Living Status Change -- What will happen to my aid?
Hey guys - So I am currently living at home with parents, and that is my status on the FASFA. With Spring semester approaching, I was hoping to move out and live in Apartment close to campus. If I...
View ArticleWhen to submit CSS?
Hi everyone. I'm a senior sending out applications and I had a question. In the CSS profile website, it says dates for early filing and priority filing dates for each specific school. The CSS handbook...
View ArticleMerit Scholarships
Looking for merit scholarships. 35 ACT 4.9 GPA lots of volunteering and ec's, awards, etc. I applied to Coca Cola but am looking for others. I've spent the last 3 or 4 hours (I'm home sick) and all I...
View ArticleFinancial Aid for Upper-Middle Class
Which top universities offer the most financial aid to upper-middle class students (Income Bracket: $120k-$140k)? I am interested in Ivies and colleges such as Stanford, Duke, etc. Can I get tuition...
View ArticleEstimated income CSS
What is the point of listing estimated income? Can't my parentschedule say that they could be out of a job or make sone thing up? How can one estimate if everything hasn't been finalized yet?
View ArticleUrgent help: school won't provide summer financial aid
Important info: I was eligible for summer 2015 aid (no aid received when I took time off in spring 2015). I am a degree seeking student. I have not attended another university nor have I received any...
View ArticleAny colleges that offer full or large scholarships for extra-curriculars or...
I have pretty mediocre grades (89), but I have excellent extra-curriculars. (Class president, Founder and president of political activism club, FBLA officer, Intern for my county government's...
View ArticleCould i get Texas A&M Merit Aid
I am a junior who wants to go the Dwight school of Engineering(for mechanical or Civil Engineering). My family income is 90 k. Iwant to go to tamu but I doubt I will getany finacial aid. I'm curious if...
View ArticleParents Offered to Pay But...
I'm at a crossroads here. My parents said they will pay for four years at a private institution and leave me debt free. However, I am fortunate in that I am a Virginian resident too. I have great...
View ArticleI'm an international student. Please help me with a problem in CSS. This is...
Hi, I am an international student and I have some questions about CSS profile. I think parents can help me to figure out! This is really confusing and stressful, please help me. Ok, my parents divorced...
View ArticleNROTC Scholarship
Hello, I am currently a High School student trying to get the NROTC Scholarship. I am interested in studying Nuclear Engineering at Penn State and have a 3.5 GPA and got a 32 on the ACT, with 34s in...
View ArticleMy parents make 180k a year. They have zero and I mean ZERO extra money to...
How does one get fafsa or the school to assist with the financial situation. I'm looking at Wagner college which is 50k a year. My folks make 180k a year. Which is 145k after taxes. They are in crazy...
View ArticleWho pays costs when you are asked to fly in for interview?
A few admission reps have told me I am a strong candidate for some of their larger merit scholarships. These require flying to the campus in Jan or Feb for an interview. Does the school cover the cost...
View ArticleParents live in different states.
My mom lives in new jersey and my dad lives in Florida but I live and went to highschool in new jersey. Can I still get instate tuition to Florida schools?
View ArticleWho Exactly Gets Need-Based Aid?
Among the dozens of pieces of college mail we get, was a comprehensive booklet on financial aid from St. Anselm College, a quite good school in New Hampshire. I was astonished that the biggest...
View ArticleSending Scores to Cal Poly Pomona
Is Cal Poly Pomona rolling admission? Does that mean I have to send my ACT scores as soon as possible or do I wait for BroncoDirect to ask for it?
View ArticleCSS Profile： Can different version be made for different college?
Hi, my child is currently applying EA to a college with CSS profile. My question is in RD, can we change the amount we want to pay for different school? Thank you
View ArticleInquiry about Business/Farm Supplement
Hello everyone, The Business/Farm Supplement says "if a financial question does not apply to you, write 0. Do not leave questions blank unless the instructions tell you to do so." So if my parents own...
View ArticleBase year income just cut in half starting in Nov. What to do?
My hubby's job just ended, which has cut our family-of-three annual income from $100K to $50K starting today. We're in our base year for our FAFSA. And our D16 is heading to freshman year of college...
View ArticleInterpreting the Common Data Set - Athletic Scholarships
I'm researching the CDS for various smaller schools for DS '17 and came upon one that says, under line H2A, that the "average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and...
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