FAFSA submitted 2 days late HELP!!!
Due to some miscommunication with my financial aid office I submitted my FAFSA on March 4th, 2 days past the March 2nd deadline for CAL GRANTS. My financial aid office director offered to write me a...
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I have two FAFSA lists, and my UC's were the top schools in my first list. In my Cal Grant, USC (2nd list, not the top) is the only one there, and my UC's are not, even though I am eligible for Cal...
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Hello Friends, So I am a New Jersey Resident and I thought going to Rutgers will be a good idea since its the cheapest option. However, it turns out that due to my financial standings I will probably...
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Hi- My daughter and I visited one of these thus far (Slippery Rock) and we are scheduled to visit another next month (East Stroudtsburg). Both of these universities publish criteria for getting out of...
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View ArticleLate tax returns
Turned in the FAFSA and CSS in Febuary. Still waiting for IDOC to process all the documents I can submit them. If I can get the documents submitted within a week from the due date, will this...
View ArticleFinancial Aid confusion ?
I received my expected amounts for Cal Grant today. For UC I got 12,240 for tuition and fees. But it doesn't have any money next to housing even though it says I am living on campus. Does this come...
View ArticleAXA Community Scholarship 2016
Hey guys! A couple days ago I sent in my application for the AXA Community Scholarship/award. I was wondering how much competition there usually was for this one and what people's (who have won in the...
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I uploaded the needed documents on Monday 2/29 and they have still not been processed. I know March 1st is a common due date, and they are likely swamped - but anyone else have a sense on how long this...
View ArticleFAFSA US CITIZEN PROBLEMS
Hi so I was born in China and moved here when I was four years old. When I finished filling out everything for my FAFSA, there was a mark (h) next to the student citizenship status. Because of this, I...
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I dont know if this is the right forum to post this but how can you get a high school GED? Do you ave to graduate first?
View ArticleFAFSA - Include property tax escrow account in assets?
We make monthly payments to our mortgage lender for property taxes and insurance. Is this account included as an asset on the FAFSA? Thank you!
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View ArticleNational Merit Corporate Scholarships
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View ArticleUniv of Redlands Financial Aid
Son accepted to University of Redlands! Received a very generous Academic Achievement. Now waiting for Financial Aid package to see what the final numbers look like. Anyone out there playing the same...
View ArticleChances at Questbridge if I'm NOT poor?
If my family of four makes more than $100,000 a year, how likely is it that I'll get into Questbridge? I'm Asian and my grades and extracurriculars are pretty solid, but I'm definitely not poor.
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