I already got accepted to the college and I filled out the FAFSA.Will I just get a student aid report from the school? Or do I need to do something else?
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In theory, the only thing you need to do in order to obtain Federal Aid is complete the FAFSA with your school's code 6-digit code on it.  However, your school can require a number of other items from you before your application is considered complete, as follows:\n\nMake sure that your school doesn't have a separate institutional application. Many schools do have their own form on which they collect supplemental information.  If they have one, complete it ASAP for maximum consideration for financial aid.\n\nMany schools now require their students to submit copies of parent [if you are dependent] and student tax returns, W2s included.  Some schools require these items from you ONLY IF you are selected for Verification. Check the SAR (Student Aid Report) -- which will be sent to you by FAFSA Central Processing once your form is processed -- to see if you have been selected for Verification (this will appear in the Comments section).  \n\nIf you're been selected for Verification (or if your school is one of several that verifies ALL applicants), you will also need to complete a Verification Worksheet -- either the standard federal form or a form that the school has created.  This form will ask questions about your untaxed income, # in household, # in college, etc.  \n\nIf this is not your first time in college, you may need to provide your financial aid office with information about your old school. There are a few schools out there that require something they refer to as a "financial aid transcript." On this form, they might ask you for information about scholarships/awards that you received in the past.  (Sometimes your current school will confirm this data directly with your old school, so be honest).\n\nIf you are a dependent student with siblings in college, your school may actually require you to send a form to your sibling's school for his/her Registrar to certify your sister/brother's enrollment there.  (Why do they do this?  Because every sibling you have in school lowers your EFC and increases your eligibility for aid.)  These types of forms are more rare.\n\nLastly, if this is your first year in college, make sure your Admissions file is complete.  Many aspects of your Fnancial Aid award depend on this.  For example, your financial aid cannot be disbursed until your school has confirmed that you have earned a "qualifying degree" (i.e. they must have your final high school transcript that states that you officially graduated before you can get your money).\n\n[See the links below for examples of some of the types of forms mentioned above.]
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Well, did you look into any state specific scholarships? I applied for four in my state. Banks, and local institutions might have scholarships avaliable in your town, too. I'm planning on applying to a few fastweb.com scholarships as well... Not to sound obvious, but did you check when you were supposed to hear back from the organization? Did you turn them in on time? If yes, then there is nothing wrong with calling and say "Hi, I applied for your scholarship ____ number of days/months ago, and was wondering when I should be hearing about that." As long as you don't call obsessively, there's no harm in asking.  Also, if you don't get enough of your financial need met, when the school year starts you can ask the school if there were any unaccepted scholarships/funds/grants that you would be eligible for or to apply for. Make sure you call your school about that $35K sum. Did you file the FAFSA? Is that your EFC? If it is, make sure to ask your school what their policy is on applying scholarships toward the EFC. And lastly, usually the school has scholarship, grant and loan information on their website in the financial aid section. Hope this helps, and good luck!
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Everything seems ok.\n\nDeadlines are floating - if you miss one deadline, then you might just have to pay your tuition for that term, but your loan will still be processed and given to you as soon as possible.  But usually a deadline means to get money by this date (say Aug 1rst), your file has to be completed by the due date (say July 1rst).  But if you send it July 2, you will still get your money, just one day later than if you turned it in July 1rst.\n\nOnce I was a couple weeks late on my fafsa and had to  pay the tuition, but a couple weeks after paying my tuition I got all my loan money, but it turns out I didn't even have to pay my tuition if I didn't want to cause the financial aid office knows if a loan disburstment is getting sent my account.  \n\nJust ask these questions to your financial aid office, my guess is you'll get your money in time.
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As long as you have a Social Security Number, go ahead and fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov.  It asks a variety of questions, including how much your family can contribute to your education (which if filing for independence would be $0).  It also asks for your personal contributions, which would also be $0.  Depending on the school to which you apply, there are a variety of grants, both federal and institutionally-based that can help with your education costs.  But none of the work on it can really get started without the FAFSA.
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I take it you already did the FAFSA and that was how you were informed?  Don't lose hope yet.\n\nThere are scholarship websites such as www.fastweb.com that will find scholarships based on your profile.  Apply to as many of these as possible.\n\nAlso, go down to your counseling office at your high school and ask them if they have local scholarships available.\n\nThere are a lot of scholarships that award based on academic merit and not just financial need.  Browse the web, ask your high school, and check out your future college's website in the departments you are entering.\n\nGood luck.
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Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov
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Fill out the FAFSA, apply to the school, speak with their office of financial aid (they will have a list of grants/scholarships/etc. and their requirements.) You should schedule an appointment with their office so that you don't have to wait long. They are usually willing to help you fill out a paper FAFSA, but it's fairly simple if you have your tax returns to follow the online instructions.
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It is possible (common, in fact) for students to receive Financial Aid (grants, loans, scholarships) that covers *not only* their tuition but *also* numerous other educational expenses including off-campus housing.  Essentially, your school's Financial Aid Office must establish a "Cost of Attendance" (a.k.a "COA" or "budget") for each and every applicant.  This COA will determine the maximum amount of financial aid that you can receive.  Any COA will at least include tuition + fees -- but most schools also include some additional expenses.  Regulations allow a school to include the following items:\n\n-- tuition & fees\n-- room & board (whether it be on- or off-campus)\n-- a "reasonable amount" for books, supplies (in some cases, a computer), transportation, miscellaneous expenses\n-- dependent care\n-- study abroad expenses\n-- loan fees\n-- employment expenses for co-op study\n\nCOA items are added/removed at the school's discretion, and not all schools will include all of these items. Some schools will allow you to request the addition of any of the above items that apply to you (i.e. if you need a computer, you can ask them to add it and they will do so [or not] at their discretion).\n\nIf you think this might enable you to attend school full-time, begin applying to schools and for financial aid (ideally, simultaneously). Your first step should always be the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).  For the fastest processing time, file it online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov (use only the official site from the Dept. of Ed).  Beware of other FAFSA sites; they tend to be scam companies that charge you to file an application that would otherwise be free). If you truly do need assistance with the form, free help is available at your schools, local high schools, libraries, and online (http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/completing_fafsa/2006_2007/index.html ).\n\nYour school will use your FAFSA results to determine your eligibility for federal aid, state aid and, often, instutitional aid. Among the types of aid that you will be considered for:\n\n* Federal Pell Grant (for the neediest applicants)\n* Federal Stafford Loan \n* Federal SEO Grant (if your school is authorized to administer this type of aid)\n* Federal Perkins Loan (if your school is authorized to administer this type of aid)\n* Federal College Work-Study Program (if your school is authorized to administer this type of aid)\n* State grants/loans (usually for needy students who attend a school in the state in which they reside)\n* Institutional grants/loans (a wide variety of aid awarded based on a wide variety of criteria, including need, merit, scholastic acheivement, community service, etc.).  Check with your schools to see what programs they offer to their applicants.\n* Private scholarship aid: this can come from any number of sources.  For some ideas, try your local library, church, organization/associations near you, your former high school, your future schools' Fin Aid offices, or the internet:\n\nhttp://www.fastweb.com\nhttp://www.srnexpress.com\nhttp://www.scholarships.com\nhttp://www.scholarships101.com\nhttp://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp\nhttp://services.princetonreview.com/default.asp?RUN=%2Fcollege%2Ffinance%2Fscholar%2FscholInterview%2Easp&RCN=auth&RDN=7&ALD=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eprincetonreview%2Ecom\nhttp://www.collegeanswer.com/paying/content/pay_free_money.jsp\n\nNow, generally, grant aid isn't enough to cover all of your tuition costs AND housing/fees/books/food.  As such, you may need to resign yourself to borrowing student loans.   This isn't a horrible option -- in fact, about 2/3 of college students borrow loans to fund some or all of their education.  The average undergraduate leaves school with about $19K in debt.  While they probably aren't happy about it, they manage: in fact, the most recent national default rate was reported as 4.5%, which i
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Sure you just need to complete a free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) This all you need to apply for fedral & state student grants.
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Have you started by talking to the financial aid office at the college you're interested in?  They'll determine your eligibility for many different kinds of aid--both public and private, subsidized and unsubsidized.  True, you may end up having to take out a private loan (or a combination of things--loans, work-study, etc.)--but they may be able to point you in a better direction than if you try to do it on your own.  Remember: if you don't go there, they don't get the money--so it's in their (the Financial Aid dept.) interest to find a way to get you what you need.  \n\nApologies if you've already gone this route.  Anyway, good luck.
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Apply for a Pell Grant.  It is based on income.  You must first fill out a FAFSA (www.fafsa.org) and have it sent to your school (or the schools you are applying to).  Then you apply for financial aid through your school's financial aid department.\n\nYou will then get a letter telling you exactly what you do qualify for, including federal grants (like Pell), student loans, scholarships offered by your school, etc.\n\nGood luck!  I went through a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree on financial aid!  It's not as tough as it seems once you get used to the process.
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THere's nothing much you can do. I would expain to them that your dad filed an extension and you don't have his taxes. I know FAFSA lets you file without taxes - you file your taxes as an estimation. Maybe you can see if the school will let you estimate the taxes for financial aid - and then when the actual taxes are filed, then give them those. Have you filed for FAFSA? I know the priority deadline was March 1 - but otherwise get it in by June 1 and you can still get money. Talk to the financial counselor at the school and just explain the situation to them and see if they have any ideas for you.\n\nGood luck!
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complete a fafsa application
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Have you applied for Federal aid?  Federal student loans like Stafford and Perkins are always your best bet. \n\nYour FAFSA serves as your application fro federal student loans. Your school will use it to determine your eligibility for Federal Student Aid, including federal grants and loans. Almost every FSA applicant is eligible for some type of Stafford loan funding: your school will inform you via letter or email (sometimes a dedicated student financial aid "portal" on their website) of your eligibility (loan type, amount, and whether the interest on loan will be federally subsidized). They will also let you know if you are eligible for a Perkins Loan and/or any grant funding from the federal government, state, or the school itself.\n\nIf you require additional loan funding that your school cannot pro vide, you will need to look into private educational loans.  Try this website for a great list of reputable loan companies: http://www.finaid.com/loans/privatestudentloans.phtml\n\nAmong the ones on this list, the Sallie Mae Signature Student Loan is by far the most widely-used private loan.  You might also consider the Citibank CitiAssist Loan at www.studentloan.com or the TERI loan (which you can apply for on www.teri.org, which should give you your choice of lenders).\n\nOnce you select a loan and apply for it online or over the phone, the company will notify your school that you have applied, check with them to make sure you are eligible, and disburse your loan according to the schedule that the school sets.  If you have any questions, just ask your school -- even very small schools see hundred of thousands in private loan volume every year.
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OMG, you need to finx this ASAP......\nYou need to call FAFSA and change his First College choice to the one he desided on!!!!\nI can not emphasize enough on how fast you need to get this done!! The number to FAFSA 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243), you will need his SS# and the correct name and spelling of the college. As soon as you call FAfsa, call the school he chose to go to! \nAfter that you should receive a roport in the mail called " \nHIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS" \n\nWhere it states the Eligibility make SURe the first school listed is the one he wants to go to!\nDon't make the mistake that I did and think that they will change it just cause you called, stay on top of it! My son lost $1862.00 because they never changed it when I called! Get names and numbers!\nSure hop that helps!\nGood luck and best wishes for you son!
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Yes, You would get more aid if you were to file as an independent student. I think you should visit the FAFSA website and get the toll free number. I would say to file independently. Your Mother does not provide finacially for you. You file your own taxes. If she does not claim you as a dependent then I would say that you are an independent student.
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Generally, you can get a student loan regardless of credit. You should always fill out a FAFSA and then still look around for other student loans.