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View ArticleWill third quarter grades influence scholarship chances?
I will be receiving my admissions letters before colleges see my third quarter grades, so I was wondering if my third quarter grades would play any role in helping me get merit scholarships (assuming...
View ArticleLooking for college grants
Hello, Im a new college parent and my son really wants to come to Dallas (from Oklahoma) to SMU or UT. But Ive heard its very expensive! Ive also heard of 'grants' for tuition from local businesses,...
View ArticleWhy oh Why Didn't my Kid Major in Accounting?
My son, who graduated in June of 2015, unfortunately was not an accounting major. Neither of us feels like we have cracked the tax code regarding education expenses and we certainly have not been able...
View ArticleCase Western Reserve University Aid
Hi everyone! I'm an applicant to Case Western and it's my dream school. However, I found out that the scholarship deadline passed a while ago, and the only way I'll be able to attend Case, is if I have...
View ArticleShould Anyone Get a Student Loan?
WSJ: "Supporters of ready access to loans say lenders shouldn’t get to pick who gets an education. Critics say we end up hurting the students we are trying to help."...
View ArticleTerry Foundation Scholarship 2016
Hey there! I was wondering if anybody knew how much the Terry Foundation scholarship relied on financial need...is that its top priority or kind of secondary or what??? Also, when are we supposed to...
View ArticleEFC, FAFSA, Appeal and "Professional Judgment"
It is my understanding that the EFC set by FAFSA is reached using a set formula (The Federal Need Analysis Methodology"). Some posts on this site about asking a school for a better financial aid...
View ArticleUC Blue and Gold
So I just got accepted to UC Riverside and I'm hoping to go there. However, UC's are reallyyyyyy expensive. My mom makes 30k a year for a family of 4. I got the full pell grant money for FAFSA and even...
View ArticleWill my aid go up or down?
The school (Webster university) i'm currently at has not met my need since I transferred there last fall, and considering my EFC is $0 that's frustrating. It's so bad that I can't even go flat-fee; I...
View ArticleCollege Board Net Price Calculator and Pell Grant
I just re-ran the NPC for all the schools my daughter has applied to and all the schools that use the College Board's calculator over-estimated her expected Pell Grant by about $1500. Just curious why...
View ArticleFAFSA/EFC and how many kids you can claim in college in a...
Hopefully this is the right spot for this question, if not feel free to move I have 2 stepchildren. One of which their mother claims as a dependent tax deduction and one of which my husband and I...
View Articlefinancial aid notification?
Hey everyone, has anyone gotten notifications of financial aid yet? (especially from Rutgers University New Brunswick)
View ArticlePoint Foundation Scholarship
Is anyone else on these forums applying for a Point scholarship, or have you applied in the past? I'm looking for a little bit of help on my essay. It's solid as is, but I want to make sure the...
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 ArticleHow much FAFSA for financial aid will I be qualified for ? TOTAL INCOME 80k?...
I'm a high school junior but recently I've been freaking out about financial aid and wanted to know your estimates about how much financial aid I would be qualified for (need based, not academic). My...
View ArticleWhen to Apply for a Stafford Loan?
I am entering graduate school and will have to take out loans to fund my education. However, my master's program gives out several assistantships and scholarships, and I will not hear if I have...
View ArticleIs This All The Aid I Will Receive?
Hey guys! I was recently accepted to Stony Brook University and received a $14,000 based on merit. I was wondering if this is the total aid that I will be receiving from the university itself. I have...
View ArticleI'm going into aviation/pilot training and i can't get any federal aid..HELP
I'm planning on attending a community college for 2 years and transferring to a 4year after, b/c of financial issues. The tuition and material fee required for pilot training at a 4year university is...
View ArticleScholarship for higher income
My son falls into the high income bracket. He's a high school senior heading to MIT in the Fall. I know he won't qualify for need based scholarships and there's no merit money from what I understand....
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