Question regarding internship money.
Last year, I had done an internship which gave a stipend at the end of it. We were only required to sign a W9 form for it and nothing else. I am not filing taxes and I don't know whether I should...
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Hi, so i'm really panicking right now because I completed and submitted my FASFA today and the deadline is March 2nd. This was because of financial reasons and the timing of when my parents received...
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I submitted my FAFSA on Friday morning (February 26) and the Cal Grant website still says "Required Applications: 2016-2017 FAFSA" under "Application Status." It also says "School Not Found" under...
View ArticleWill I still receive financial aid if I send out the signature page a day...
So I'm sending out my parent signature page for the FAFSA tomorrow morning and I'm wondering if I'll still receive aid if they don't receive and process my parents signature before March 2nd.
View ArticleCan I complete IDOC without 2015 tax returns?
I haven't finished my 2015 tax returns yet and I was wondering if I could just upload the 2014 ones?
View Article2016-2017 FAFSA asks about rollovers!
Just thought I'd share that the new FAFSA has a new logic that will request information about rollover amounts after using the IRS DRT if the parent indicated that they had an untaxed rollover amount....
View ArticleThe FAFSA calculated by EFC number as 002357. What does this number mean?
How do I determine how much money my family is expected to contribute?
View ArticleSeparate application from FAFSA?
I'm applying to UCs and CSUs do I need to file for just the FAFSA or does each school have its own separate application or anything like that ?
View ArticleHigh EFC on FAFSA?
OK so I filled out my FAFSA and I really wasn't expecting to get much, but I also wasn't expecting for the EFC to be as high as it was. It's $140,000 which is really unrealistic for what my family can...
View ArticleHELP - Lost with Early Decision Financial Aid Estimates? Should I just drop...
My parents have a pre-tax income of about 92k and an EFC of about 9655. My father owns two small businesses while my mom gets a stable salaried income, so our financial situation is kinda different. I...
View ArticleFinancial Aid
So I'm a senior in high school and I currently am working. My older brother is a junior in Cal State Fullerton and I plan to follow him. I was wondering if I would get sufficient amount of financial...
View ArticlePenn State Affordable?
Hello, I was accepted to Penn State as an out of state resident. However, the tuition is extremely high for me personally. Besides scholarships, is there anything I can do to help lower the cost? This...
View ArticleFor when you pay off all your student loans
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View ArticleIncome, savings or both on FAFSA?
More than 30 years ago my wife worked for a company that gave her some stock, I believe it was an ESOP plan. For the past few years the holder of the stock has been after us to sell it as we owned...
View ArticleFafsa 2016 help!
Hi my parents are unmarried never married and file the tax forms separated We want to put that i live with my mom so we can get the most financial aid we can get the only thing that is helding us back...
View ArticleScholarships for a special needs sibling?
Are there scholarships available for the sibling of a special needs child? My niece is a junior in High School and I will be assisting her in her college search next year. While I have experience with...
View ArticleUVa: My parents haven't submitted their 2015 taxes yet?
So I'm completely done with the UVa Financial Aid forms except for the additional documents they request. They say that they want the parent's federal tax return and schedules for 2015. My parents...
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