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Welcome to StudentFinAidInfoStudentFinAidInfo - Financial Aid Envelope Color, How Financial Aid Works? Question: How does financial aid works??
ok, I fill out FAFSA, then when I enroll I meet with admissions or whoever to discuss what financial aid options I have? is that how its done?Answer: yes fill out the fafsa then you will get in touch with the ...
yes fill out the fafsa then you will get in touch with the financial aid counselor and they will help you with your options. Do this a week or two before school starts or at least that much before registrationAnswer: You know every school seem to handle the process ...
You know every school seem to handle the process differently. But generally speaking, this is how it is done:
1. Fill out the Fafsa form for the school year you are enrolling. 2. When filling out the form, somewhere in the middle it will ask you to include the School you plan to enroll. So put your school in there. 3. If you are dependent on your parents, your parents need to get a PIN # from fafsa website. They can apply for a pin fafsa website as a parent. 4. At the end of the fafsa form, they will ask you whether you want to submit it online or through mail. If you submit it online, you put your parent's PIN # and that's it. 5. Then wait for like 2 or 3 days to get a notice from FAFSA that they have processed your fafsa application. 6. Now you can contact your school Financial Aid department to ask them if they recieved it or not and are they in the process. Because usually right after the FAFSA processes your application, they send the information right away to the school you put in there. You can also discuss the loan option with the admission department while you are discussing about FAFSA since both are related. Answer: Your school will have two difference offices.... so you ...
Your school will have two difference offices.... so you should understand that being admitted and applying for financial aid are two totally different things.
In order to get a finanical aid "award letter" from the school, you must apply and be accepted to the school you want to attend. You can apply to many schools so you can get award letters from all of them to compare your "Bottom Line" cost of the school.
Good luckAnswer: It's more like.........you fill out the form and it goes ...
It's more like.........you fill out the form and it goes to your school. They determine your eligibility based on your income (and/or your family's). Then you are notified by e-mail or letter about your aid package for the year.
In the package, it tells you what loans, grants, federal loans and scholarships you are eligible for. You have the option of taking all of the money, part of the money or none of the money.
Remember, a big misconception about financial aid is that everyone who needs it, gets it.
WRONG. I came from a middle class family and I got average grades. I hardly received any financial aid money. If it was 15K a year for tuition, plus room and board. I might be eligible (according to federal guidelines and FAFSA information) for about 1/2.
So, I might receive a $500 grants (you don't have to pay those back) and then a $3000 Federal UnSub Loan (you need to pay that back, but no interest is occurred on it) and then a $4000 Federal Loan (which you need to pay back with interest).
According to the government, this was all I was eligible for. So, I ended up having to take the remaining money in a private loan from Sallie Mae. This was despite the fact that parents or I couldn't afford really afford the rest of the bill. We didn't have 7K (plus room, board, books, supplies) laying around at our disposable every year, for 4 years.
Financial Aid is so backwards and dishonest. I'd like to who who gets the money, because most people I talk to (including myself) have thousands of dollars in loans.
Another thing to watch out for is your student status. This semester I was originally registered as a full-time student, but I had to cut schedule because of work. Now, I?m only taking 2 classes which means I?m a part-time student. My aid money was cut drastically. When I went to financial aid office, they told me the government has certain standards for financial aid. Apparently, if you are a part-time student, you are not eligible for federal grants. In addition, you are given much less aid and you are less likely to be given a full financial aid (as in not having to pay it back)
It's extremely dishonest and unfair. College is so expensive that most people have to work to afford their books and such. Yet, they penalize those that go to school part-time (by giving less aid), because they need to work. It's so backwards and unfair.Question: What does the envelope look like for financial aid?
im expecting check, and im so eager to know whether or not I got it. friend says its grey. true?Answer: yellow
yellowAnswer: It all depends on the source. My financial aid goes to the ...
It all depends on the source. My financial aid goes to the school, then they send it about 6 weeks later. So, check comes in an envelope from the school. Some people get it direct deposited into their bank account. There is no specific color of envelope for financial aid- just companies or schools that use specific colored envelopes.Answer: mine is a white and green 8 by 11 envelope
mine is a white and green 8 by 11 envelopeQuestion: Both my parents refuse to help me pay for college or release there info. for financial aid What do I do?
i have a stepdad and mom, and dad and his girlfriend, I dont live with them anymore, they both treated me like you know what, and now I live with grandmother, I just got into a community college, and I need to pay for school, I have no way to pay, and parents both REFUSE!!! to help me, or even give me the info I need to fill out the financial aid forms WHAT DO I DO?
i just moved out and have no job I had depleated savings on parents cause they charged me 800 dolars a month for rent. I HAVE NOt CASH
school will be 3000Answer: The only suggestions that I can give you is to get a part ...
The only suggestions that I can give you is to get a part time job, this has been done for years and years. You could also look around for "grant money" this does not have to be paid back. Ask the school for help.Answer: Best thing to do is tell them that by giving you their ...
Best thing to do is tell them that by giving you their information they are allowing you to pay for your education on your own (without their help). And that just because they are giving you the information doesn't mean they are agreeing to pay for you to go.
Better start convincing them now because you will need their information until you are 24 years old. Your parents refusing to disclose that information is basically stopping you from funding your education or allowing you to apply for federal financial aid. The schools have been specifically told by the government that if a parent refuses... then the kid is out of luck. (There is a section in this book about this).Answer: Either take out private loans, get a full/part-time job and ...
Either take out private loans, get a full/part-time job and make payments on your tuition, or wait until you are 24--because you don't need parental info after that. It's only community college so it shouldn't cost that much--loans or work are your best options.Answer: Go straight to the college's financial aid office, and ...
Go straight to the college's financial aid office, and tell them that you need help - you are doing this on your own, and the trained staff is waiting to help you. Asking questions, writing down answers, and seeking help will get you far Also, some part-time jobs match college dollars earned. Ask about the ones in your area. Never give up - be as dedicated as you need to be - and succeed! Have a healthy and happy leap year!Answer: sorry you need to close out school and focus on work then go ...
sorry you need to close out school and focus on work then go to school when you have money. reality check.
as for 'aid' , tell them you got no folks.
serious go to work , straving debtor students do not get good grades.Answer: You can be deemed "independant" of your parents if ...
You can be deemed "independant" of your parents if you are married or have dependants {children}. Perhaps you can convience your one of your parents to give the info to the school's Fin Aid officer if they won't give it to you. I have had this situation were I had to fill it out for the student because the parent would not give it to the student. Another thought is the guess your parents tax info, but if you get selected for verification you wil need submit copies of the parent's taxes, to make corrections.Question: College Financial Aid?
Can you add colleges online that you didn't even apply to yet? I want to add a couple of colleges to receive FAFSA but I did not apply there yet. Do you have to refill the FAFSA once you send it and decide to apply for more colleges?Answer: Yes, you can add colleges to your FAFSA, and it is free to ...
Yes, you can add colleges to your FAFSA, and it is free to update the form. There is an option to modify your FAFSA form. You can list up to 10 colleges on the form, but you can remove them once the FAFSA form is processed to add more colleges to it. All you need to do is list their school codes on it. I will include some free resources below to help you. Good luck! |