Point 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 ArticleHelp interpreting financial aid
Hello! I am a first-gen and I received financial aid information from two colleges. Can someone experienced with this help me understand what they mean? I have questions about interest rates on loans,...
View ArticleMerit Scholarships at UMD
My son has been accepted to UMD, among several other schools - where he's gotten merit scholarships for in state and out of state universities. Maryland also extended an opportunity for him to be a...
View ArticleOregon state presidential scholarship
I am hoping I will be able to receive the presidential scholarship at OSU, but I was just hoping anyone knew when the acceptance/rejections for this scholarship come out? I've been searching all over...
View ArticleCollege Application Strategy for Large Merit Awards
Would love some advice. My daughter is a junior and has a good chance of being a national merit semi-finalist. We will be looking for large merit scholarships in the fall. Please comment on our Plan A,...
View ArticleFull price Ivy League?
My husband and I are probably upper middle class. My son just got accepted to an Ivy League school. When I did the net calculator to see if we would even qualify for any financial aid, it basically...
View ArticleWhich offer is better?
So far, my main choices are a top Institute in Cambridge, MA and and ivy league school in NYC. Institute Scholarship --- 39,180 Federal Loan --- 2,500 Work/Study --- 3,000 My parents will cover the...
View ArticleCollege changed our FAFSA
I received an email that a college changed my D's FAFSA - when I checked, our EFC had increased by $4000! Then one of the colleges she applied to changed the amount of the grant they were giving us -...
View ArticleHow does a Windfall/Lottery Winnings Affect Existing Financial Aid and Future...
This is a hypothetical, nothing exists and probably will not, someone ran this scenario by me and I am curious how it would work. Here is the assumption for a large family of 6. They are looking at a...
View ArticleDifference between Federal Work Study and State Work Study
I was not offered Fed Work Study but said I was eligible for State Work Study. Does anyone know the difference? Is there a difference in hourly pay or less taxes to pay?
View ArticleI work on commission - need advice
HI all, I am new here and was wondering if there is any advice out there for people that work on commission. My son has been accepted to a few very impressive schools (average 65K COA) and the aid has...
View ArticleMerit-based scholarship overriding need-based aid
I recently received my award letter from one of my universities and I'm wondering if what they did is standard procedure. I received a merit-based scholarship valued at 20000 a year but apparently am...
View Articlefinancial aid when parent is disabled
my dad has been disabled for a year now, and next February (2017) his long term disability will be used up. i will be graduating in 2017, and i was wondering how this significant income decrease will...
View ArticleHow to go about asking for merit aid?
This past week, I was accepted to UChicago and selected as as a Jefferson Scholar at UVA. I'm still waiting on quite a few schools, but these are my top choices right now. Just a preface: the Jefferson...
View ArticleNo merit Aid from Ohio state
Hi everyone, I just logged on to my Ohio state portal page and found that I had received no merit scholarships. I am a white male from Ohio with a 34 on the ACT, 700 on the SAT MATH 2, a 4.41 weighted...
View ArticleThree kids in college now becomes two
I have one kid in college and the financial aid package for a second kid was established based on the premise that a third kid would be attending college. Now we are not so sure the third kid will be...
View ArticleI got my financial aid back... now what? (Open discussion thread)
This is just for general questions about financial aid.
View ArticleAdmitted to Berkeley, but can't afford the costs
Hi, I'm an instate student and was recently offered admission to UCB. Estimated Cost of Attendance: $33,418 / yr Tuition and fee: $13,518 Housing and meals: $16,042 Books and supplies: $1,262...
View ArticleUniversity of Florida OOS Financial Aid
Hi I'm an admitted student for UF and it is my #1 choice, but I am out of state. I know it's super expensive to go there because it's like 43,000 and only 3% of the class is OOS because it is so...
View ArticleOffered vs. Accepted?
AWARD SUMMARY Total Summer Fall Spring Offered $16460.00 $.00 $8231.00 $8229.00 Accepted $9702.00 $.00 $4851.00 $4851.00 Okay, what's the difference between offered and accepted? What's the actual...
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