Do I qualify for the FAFSA Simplified Needs?
My current AGI is under $50,000 and file a 1040A, but I receive untaxed income in the form of child support which puts me at $52,000. Do I meet the criteria for simplified needs?
View ArticleIndependent Student FAFSA school asking for Parent Tax Return Verification
Hello, I'm new here and I just made an account because I'm having financial aid trouble and I haven't been able to find the answer. My husband and I just got married and we're both students who are...
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...
View ArticleGoogle CSSI 2016-2017
This is for anyone who is applying to the Generation Google Scholarship and /or CSSI. Why'd you apply? What do you hope to accomplish? :)
View ArticleNational Merit Corporate Scholarships
Has anyone heard or do you know when you hear about the National Merit Corporate Scholarships that compares give to students of employees? Got to the second round and school sent in info but interested...
View ArticleMerit based or Essay scholarships
I need to fill the gap of 20k /year for my daughter as she wanted to go to a private school. How can we fill this gap as we don't qualify for gift money and at the same time have no savings.Highly...
View ArticleFAFSA Log in Question
I (parent) completed FAFSA, electronically signed by creating FSA ID, had D creating her FSA ID/signing it, and submitted it successfully. Now I need to go back and add another school. And I don't see...
View ArticleRental Properties
We have a 16 year old daughter and are starting to think of this whole process of college. our main concern is my husband and i have several rental properties (two-3 family homes with 8 apartments in...
View ArticleIndependent student
Hi everyone, I plan to move to the US (Florida) and apply to colleges this summer. And I was wondering if I could have the independent status as I will be living with an aunt and not my parents. I will...
View ArticleOnce Accepted - How Long is the Wait for Award Letters?
My daughter has heard from 5 out of 6 of the school's she's applied to and has been accepted into all. Many letters also included merit and/or talent scholarships (she has very high test scores and...
View ArticleNo Financial Aid Data Available???
So for a few of my schools that I applied to RD, like UMich, UNC, and UPenn, it says that either there is "No financial aid data available" or "no financial aid data found", even though I submitted my...
View ArticleCommunity Service Based Scholarships
Hi, I'm a HS Senior and I currently have 2,233 hours of Community Service logged. However, I don't have a great GPA (3.4 weighted). Does anyone know of any national scholarships that would suit me? I...
View ArticleWork Study Question
Do students need to qualify for need based aid in order to apply for work study, or is it just an opportunity to work on campus that is available to any student who is hired? Thanks!
View ArticleWeighted/unweighted GPA + aid for international students
Could you, please, explain what the difference is between weighted and unweighted GPA? Also, as an international student I'll be applying for financial aid and I'd like to know - is it the SAT 1 scores...
View ArticleThe False Hope of Free College
Free college sounds great to families who can't afford to pay today's high tuition rates, but it hasn't always worked as planned. In this Washington Post article, Jeffrey Selingo points out that in...
View ArticleWhat other places can I get student loans from?
I'm an incoming freshman for fall 2016 at Cleveland State University. I need loans to cover the costs because my mom can't pay anything. I applied for some local scholarships, but I'm not sure that I...
View ArticleBuick Achievers Scholarship 2016
Just curious to when we receive information on if we are receiving the scholarship/ still be considered for it! If anyone has any helpful info, a little help would be greatly appreciated:)
View Articleuploading parent tax returns late?
Hi everyone, Sorry if this has been asked before! My parents uploaded all my IDOC forms but apparently did not do the parental tax returns. They are not super tech savvy and somehow everything else got...
View ArticleEFC SCORE HELP!!!!!!
I don't understand the numbers on my efc. I got a 003766. what does that mean? Do is that my total tuition on how much I owe the school or that how much the government is paying me or am I wrong?
View ArticleLikely Letter and Financial Aid
I recently received a likely letter, and I am really excited to hopefully attend my now top choice! However, money is really important in making my decision. Could receiving a likely letter mean that I...
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