How does one go about getting enough financial aid to survive while going to college?
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Keep in mind that there are limits to the amount of financial aid that you can receive and that these limits are based on your educational costs.  While you can obtain financial aid to cover your housing costs, you might not be eligible for as much as you need.  Are you looking for $40K PLUS tuition costs?  That might not be feasible, but it's worth looking into. You'll have to be prepared to borrow, though.\n\nIf you're talking about returning for undergraduate study, you probably won't receive enough federal financial aid to cover your expenses -- you would need to supplement your aid package with a private educational loan.\n\nIf you are looking to return for graduate study, you'll be eligible for no grant aid but a lot more in federal loan funds.  You can get Stafford Loan funding for up to $18,500 and, as a grad student, you can borrow the remainder in the form of a Federal PLUS loan (sometimes called GradPLUS).\n\nAll you need to do to obtain these loan types is file the FAFSA.  With a family of 5, you'll probably show need, but even if you don't you'll still be eligible.
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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 are a lot of financial aid programs for low income families.  I get enough financial aid to pay for all of my college expenses.  Talk to a financial aid counselor at a college that your son might want to go to and they can tell you how much financial aid you can recieve.  Also, there are so colleges that will pay all of your tuition in your do workstudy.  I know there are two colleges in Kentucky, Alice Lloyd College and Berea College, that will pay for you to go to school if you do a work study job.
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Check out these websites below.\n\nhttp://www.fafsa.com/\nhttp://www.lunch-money.com/\nhttp://fastweb.com/\n      \nLoans are the biggest thing out there, but there is money to obtain that you don't have too pay back. I got a few grants so somethings better than nothing. The thing is YOU have to look around and find them. There arer alot. Also you might want to talk to your advisors at your school about grants they offer for your specific major. Those help as well. GOOD LUCK HOMIE.
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There are scholarships and grants available from hundreds if not thousands of groups across the country.  You can get all the information from your high school advisor.  If you are already out of high school, every college has an admissions advisor with a huge directory of financial aid.
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Get a job and go to community college. Then after a year, sign the form colleges have to claim independance from parents. To do this you mut show proof that you are living by yourself through bills and wtc.. Then you will be able to get financial aid and loans.
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It is impossible without more information to know how much financial aid you will get that is need based from both the federal government and the college itself. It is based on your parents' income along with your income. So, it becomes important to apply for scholarships and grants.\n\nI recommend still applying at FAFSA.ed.gov because it can help you tap into need based financial aid at USC and the federal government.\n\nSecond, apply for state college grants. I have included a link to their website. Also, it can help you into work study employment on campus.\n\nThird, if there are college's that offer merrit scholarships if your grades are kept above a certain point. I could not tell if USC was one of them though.\n\nFourth, search Google.com and Yahoo.com for scholarships based on your college major and religion. Sometimes, you can locate scholarships based on this.\n\nFinally, join several free membership scholarship search websites. Most are updated on a regular basis. Work hard on the essays and have someone proofread them before sending them. Even the smallest scholarship means one less loan to repay. Also, there are some that are not income based scholarships.\n\nGood luck!\n\nThird, work on keeping your grades up because
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Don't believe everything you see on TV or see on the Internet.  It is just hype to get your money.\n\nOne sure way of getting money is if you want to go to college you can get a grant.  This is money that you don't have to pay back.  Go to your local library.  They have books that can tell you where to find college grant money.\n\nGood Luck!
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if you are looking to get money for school..try talking to the financial director at that particular school.  They should be able to help you with any type of federal aid that you qualify for..and at a better rate than you can get from any bank.  Plus you don't have to start paying on it til after you graduate.  But, if you are looking to build up your credit, visit your local loan officer, and try taking out some small loans..like $2000 or so, and make sure you always pay on time!!
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Check with your financial aid department.  There should be tons of help for you.
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What you get on your FAFSA *might* completely cover the summer term, go to your school's Financial Aid Office and check. If it doesn't, you will either have to get scholarships that are specifically for the summer term or can be used during it, get a bank loan, borrow from someone you know, or use your own income or your parent/gaurdian's to pay for tuition. Otherwise, don't go at all during the summer term. It's just not worth it.
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You have several options to help pay college expenses.  Your first step should be to fill out the FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aid).  Depending on your financial need you might be eligable for a pell grant from the government to pay for your tuition and books.  Your second option is to apply for scholarships at the college you wish to attend.  Contact the financial aid office to see what is avaliable for the career that you are wanting to enter.  Another option is a work-study program where you work at the college and they give you money in return to pay towards your college education.  More information about work-study programs is avaliable from your local college financial aid office.  As a last resort you could get a student loan, but remember that you would be responsible for paying it back with interest.
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Go to the college and visit their financial aid office. They can give you information and applications for grants and loans.
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Get a job. \nNo seriously, go down to the financial aid office, and apply for an on-campus job. They're normally more than willing to work around your class schedule. And more often than not, so are the local businesses: bookstores, convenience stores; hey, swallow that pride and apply at Wal-Mart.\nTake out the student loan. Apply for scholarships and make sure your grades/achievements are good enough to get you there. Check with your HS guidance counselor, or the college FA office: they may know of some grants or scholarships that you overlooked, like those specific to your field of study, what you've done, or even the town where you live.
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Try taking the ACT or SAT.  If you score high, you may be eligible for some scholarships, depending on how high.\n\nAlso, many who do not qualify for Pell Grants still can get student loans, which do not need to be paid back as long as you are in school at least half time (6 semester hours).\n\nDid you go to the FAFSA website and apply for federal aid yet?  If not, do that first.
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Go to your financial aid office and see if you can restructure your financial aid to include money for housing in the dorms.\n\nGet a job.\n\nBest Wishes,\n\nSue
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apply for grants\n\nat \nhttp://www.fafsa.ed.gov/\n\nyou might get some and it free so if you get ot or not it better than no filling it up.\n\nyou can check at \n\nwww.fastweb.com\nthey have a collection of scholarship on these databse.