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I have a question on FAFSA question 86 it says enter the amount of your parent's income tax for 2015. form 1040(56 minus 46). On my tax forms it says 56 is zero and 46 is zero. Is this right? Is it...
View ArticleWhen/how do you find out how much the tuition will be?
Hello, I was already accepted to a few colleges, however I was wondering how I could find out how much the tuition for each college would amount to. Thanks for all of the help!
View ArticleWould not filing FAFSA & CSS profile affect the admission?
Sorry if this was asked multiple times before. I do not expect to receive any financial aid from any school that my daughter will attend. This is due to my salary as well as my equity that I have...
View ArticleHow much money can I get from third-party scholarships?
I was accepted to a private college and I they offered me $18,000 a year. The total cost of attending per year is $60,000. With some other state funded scholarships (they offer it to students going to...
View Articleany tax relief for relatives helping pay for kids college?
if a relative - grandparent or aunt/uncle etc. -- helped pay for a student's college bills, is there any type of tax relief? can they claim AOTC? anything else that might be a tax benefit to the...
View ArticleBruce Fishkin 2016
Have any 2016-graduating applicants for Bruce Fishkin scholarship heard anything back yet? Not a lot of info out there.
View ArticleFull Tuition or Full Ride Scholarships Similar to Alabama?
After researching and looking at many colleges' sites and sites like these, the highest ranked college I have been able to find that offers full tuition scholarships based on only GPA and ACT/SAT...
View Articletax return, w2, 1099 Oh My!
School wants 2015 tax return, w2, 1099, CSS and Fafsa. No way the 2015 tax return getting done by Feb 15th deadline as by law not all of our filing documents will be available. So school essentially...
View ArticleAmerican Legion Scholarships
I am raising awareness about various American Legion Scholarships that are available to freshman through senior high school students. Two programs that I encourage people to check out are the American...
View ArticleFederal Loan or UGMA withdrawal -- which is the best option?
I think I know the answer, but thought I would check. My D1's freshman year is covered. We're expecting a small gap in her future years as costs rise but her aid does not. She is named as a beneficiary...
View ArticleMerit Fafsa & Grant questions. Help?
A State University has offered a partial Merit scholarship. I am wanting to know if I submit the fafsa & receive a pell grant will that replace the Merit? I could not see any info on the school's...
View ArticleI never got my IDOC ID!
I submitted my 2016-17 CSS PROFILE over a month ago and sent it to schools that require the IDOC. However, I still haven't gotten my IDOC ID and can't access it. What should I do? Does it take this long?
View ArticleHow long does it take for schools to receive FAFSA?
I submitted D's FAFSA on Feb 3. It's Feb 8th and still not showing up on the portal. I submitted the Profile on the same day and that has been received and recorded. Only one of D's schools has a...
View ArticlePresidential Scholarship at Montana State University
Hi - I'm not sure if this is the proper place for this question, but here goes: I applied for the Presidential Scholarship at MSU, and am fairly certain that I will be called out for the final...
View ArticleFAFSA Question
I applied for my fafsa and got an EFC of 001509, Pell grant of $4225, and a stafford loan of $5500. What does my EFC mean and is mine a good number. Also if the cost of attendance is $35000. How much...
View ArticleImpact of increased income and assets on second year of financial aid?
Hi, does anyone have experience with the impact of having more income and, especially, more assets in our son's second year of financial aid application? We inherited a home and some cash, plus had an...
View Articlei applied ED2 to NYU and now i regret it :(
hello! so since september, NYU seemed to be THE school for me. they have one of the best music programs ever, great study abroad, diverse, it all seemed like the perfect place for me. I spent months...
View ArticleCSS : How much did or will your parents pay for your education
so say I received $10000 grant and scholarship and the cost of my education was 11000. Should I say my parent paid 1000 (11000-10000) or 11000?
View ArticleFAFSA print-out?
I just submitted the FAFSA online but cannot find any way to print out a copy of what I sent in. All I can find to print is the Confirmation Page, which doesn't have any of the actual information I...
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