Financial 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 ArticleUC Grants
Hello guys. I was looking at my award status for UCR (transfer Student) and I was wondering...why am I getting very little money in terms of pell/cal/ucr grant as compared to some of my friends. My...
View ArticleState Schools that are Cheap
What are some state schools that are cheap and where I can get a high GPA, in order for me to pursue law school.
View ArticleWhat does need-based aid actually mean?
So I'm new to this process. Trying to wrap my head around the meanings behind the terminology. I understand need vs merit, or at least I thought I did. But then I looked up one school's stats (Vassar)...
View ArticleHow can i pay rent for community college
Im planning on going to santa barbara community college but ny family wont bw able to help me pay rent. I plan on having a job but it wont be enough to cover expenses. What options do i have?
View ArticleHELP~~ Disabled Single Mom
I've filled out the FASFA paperwork for my daughter to attend MSSU this fall as a freshman. The only income we have is my disability income it shows she may receive the federal pell grant of $5775....
View ArticleFAFSA 'incomplete' Denied Cal grant
I was denied cal grant bc my FAFSA has errors on it. For my parents social security I had put the temporary numbers they used for their taxes. Changed them to all zeros but that made me change their...
View ArticleI screwed up BAD!
Okay so I submitted my Fafsa will the will file option under my taxes. In February. Then I had to go back and correct it in march cause i FINALLY got my parents tax info back. I corrected it in the...
View ArticleWhich university? Pepperdine, IVC/UCI, Chapman, U of O, or IIT?
My EFC is 0, and I live in Portland, OR but I have family in Irvine, CA that I can live with. I live in Oregon but my mom lives in California, so I am considered a resident at many CA universities. U...
View ArticleWhat's the deal with CSU and UC scholarships?
So I've been accepted to some schools (Humboldt state, San Diego State honors college, Cal Poly Pomona, San Jose State, UC Santa Cruz, and UC Davis) and I'm wondering what happens with scholarships at...
View ArticleMy parents income doubled in 2015 but I used their 2014 income for the fafsa
So I submitted the fafsa on Feb 1 which was the deadline for a couple of colleges. Since my parent's 2015 tax income wasn't completed yet I had to use their 2014 income tax form for a good estimate. My...
View ArticleAre Federal loans "Use It or Lose It" for the year they are offered?
Must you use Federal student loans in the academic year they are initially offered, or is it possible to decline Federal loans for Freshman and Sophomore years, (or decline the unsubsidized loans),...
View ArticleFeds Shut Down Illegal Student Loan Debt Relief Operation
"Last December, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against Student Loan Processing.US, a debt relief operation, that allegedly reaped millions of dollars from thousands of...
View ArticleMiami of Ohio
Hey so I just got my letter of acceptance to Miami University (got direct admission to Farmer and Honors Program) but there was no mention of scholarship in the letter (which I was kind of expecting)....
View ArticleTaking the new SAT for better scholarship options?
Hello everyone! I know one of my previous threads was about how my lame and low test scores were affecting the scholarships I was getting. I spoke with someone at ASU and tasked if I took the SAT or...
View ArticleDoes Student Aid Cause High Tuition?
Most of us worry that student aid isn't keeping up with tuition costs, but what if increased aid was actually causing the tuition to rise? This isn't a new concept - for years, people have compared...
View ArticleTemple University President's Scholarship
I see that Temple offers a full tuition scholarship that requires CR+M SAT of >= 1420 plus a 3.8 GPA. Can anyone tell me from experience whether the requirement is for weighted GPA or unweighted...
View ArticleQHEE allocations, 529, etc.
A couple of DS's options for next year have "full tuition" scholarships. I got some help from @mom2collegekids to understand that the QHEE (qualified higher education expenses) include a few fees more...
View ArticleSeriously, I need financial advice...
Since my mother cannot work due to her condition, multiple sclerosis and back arthritis, she is not required to file taxes, however, this becomes a problem when coupled with her being a single parent....
View ArticleAlabama Scholarship Likeliness
I was accepted to University of Alabama a couple days ago and I applied about a week ago. I was surprised by the quick response. I'm just curious as to what/if I am likely to receive in scholarships...
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