Does guardians income affect in receiving financial aid (FAFSA)?
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As far as Federal Student Aid is concerned, your situation is a little complicated.  If your brother is dependent and his parents are living, he is *required* to put his parents income information on the FAFSA, regardless of where they live.  If they have no income, that's fine -- just put $0.  However, if he does not complete the section that asks for parent information, his FAFSA will be rejected until he fills in ALL of the required fields. \n\nFederal Student Aid regulations do not recognize "grandparents, legal guardians, and foster parents" as parents when it comes to the FAFSA.   It may sound weird or unfair, I know, but, unfortunately, the regulations that govern Federal Aid have not quite caught up with the wide variety of living situations that exist in these days.  In order for you to be considered your brother's guardian as far as financial aid goes, you would *literally* have to adopt him. \n\nBut don't go that far... As it stands right now, your brother should be able to obtain Federal Student Aid by doing one of the following:\n\n(a) Entering his parents' information on the FAFSA -- income, assets, name, date of birth... all of it.\n(b) Going to his school's Financial Aid Office to ask what documentation they need to classify him as an independent student.  Schools make these changes *at their discretion*, so in order for the Dependency Appeal to be processed and approved, he should be able to explain how he supports himself without the aid of his parents.  (Your school may also be willing to approve a Dependency Appeal simply on the grounds that your parents live outside the U.S., so he should just be honest when he asks.) Don't worry: Being considered independent often makes a student eligible for MORE money, not less.
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The best way to find out is to fill out the free application for federal student aid also known as the fafsa. I am a high school dropout who returned to college and am now on my way to med school and to be honest high school has no effect on my college education, including financial aid. To qualify for aid your income is taken into account as well as your age, employment status, marital status, and as far as h.s education all you need is a g.e.d to go to college. You will be offered financial aid and all available grants by filling out the fafsa. You can find more info on the dept. of education website at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
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As a matter of fact, No. FASFA is to determine eligibility for loans. Some scholarships - those that are needs based - also use the FASFA formulas to determine eligibility. Other scholarships are NOT needs based but, instead, are determined entirely by merit. Grades, scores, some other specific qualities, or a combination. My son, who wants to attend a rather expensive private college, has managed to find several thousand dollars worth of scholarships without filling out any forms that describe our family's finances.
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To be honest, it's not really going to help.  As you've already seen, the guidelines for Federal Student Aid (FSA) are significantly different from those of most states (and many parents!).  \n\nIn reviewing your dependency status, most schools will make exceptions in cases of abuse or the death of the students' parents. Beyond that, you will need to document that you truly are completely self-suffient. You should do your best to submit proof that... \n\n* your parents don't claim you on their tax return\n* you pay for your own housing, food, utilities, etc.\n* you pay for your own health insurance\n* you pay for your own transportation (and, if you have a car, the car insurance)\n* you don't receive any other in-kind support\n\nWhen deciding upon these types of appeals, I would rather see the above information than a letter from a state agency whose regulations don't "jive" with FSA regs. Alternatively, though, if you could get a letter from a member of clergy or from some type of social services representative who can attest to the nature of your circumstances (rather than just "he/she is independent"), that would help a lot.
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Hello Lina M,\n\nChanging the state you reside in will have no effect on your federal student loans.. \n\nYou can go to any college within the US and use your student loans to pay for them..\n\nIm sure you have(or may have) many questions about student loans. I have helped numerous people from this site both better understand and also apply and receive federeal student loans..\n\nI would be happy to do the same for you..\n\nI work with Student Aid Lending, we are a nationwide title IV lender administered by the Department of Education... I would be happy to assist you with the consolidation process.. \n\nTake a look at my yahoo 360 profile.. There is alot of helpful information there for anyone to view.. You can also find the direct link to my website..\n\nhttp://360.yahoo.com/my_profile-hluduhmi...\n\nIt is actually a VERY SIMPLE process, it can be completed in 10 minutes over the phone and internet...\n\nFeel free to call or email me at any time.. Im available at all time to answer any questions or concerns you may have..\n\nI hope this helps!\n\nJason Fry\nStudent Aid Lending\n1-800-964-0642 ext 114\njasonf@StudentAidLending.com
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It really does depend on the college you want a degree from. Some colleges (the good ones) will see that you got a GED and think "why should we accept her if she can't even make it through high school?" But if you work hard in your first two years of college then they will see how well you've improved. \n\nA GED will not affect you fafsa application and will be granted depending on your need for aid. Some people are well off still get more than enough fafsa.\n\nAnother thing you have to think of is....Do you really want to go into the college world not being fully prepared for it? If you don't test at the right level when you enter college then you will be wasting your grant money on precredit classes and sometimes fafsa will not pay for that. \n\nWell I hope I've been helpful and given you something to think of.\nBest of luck to you!
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Higher education financial is available for you.  You financial assistance is based on the income that your parents make.  If they a lot then you get less.  Check out the site for more information.
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you need to have your son contact his financial aid office.  grants generally do not have to be paid back, but depending on the grant (where it is from) your sons gpa/and courses attemped vs. courses passed may prove to be a problem.\n\nbecause of the family rights and privacy act... that isnt something that you could find out.  your son has to either sign a privacy wavier or do his own research.\n\ngood luck
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no\n\ngo to the fafsa website.  everything you need to know is there.\n\nhttp://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
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What you're eligible for will be determined by your total income. The fact you're getting nothing from your family suggests it will be based on your annual income alone. Unless you're making very good money, I'd be surprised if you weren't eligible for some grant money. The amount will be determined by the financial aid office at the college or university you're applying to. You'll likely have options on both grants and loans, but be careful to remember that while the grants have no strings attached, the loans must be repaid at some point (with interest). So try to take out as little in loan money as you possibly can. Good luck!
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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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It will affect your ability to get federal loans, the school could also opt to expel you but that probably depends on your specific situation.  Try keeping your nose clean from now on
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Unfortunately, it does happen that some parents choose not to assist their students in paying for their education. One of the tenets of the Federal Student Aid system is that education expenses for an undergraduate student are to be paid through the collective efforts of the student and his or her family.  The government presupposes that your parents will help you out. This is why most undergraduates (unless they are older than 24, married, have children, are veterans, orphans or wards of the court, or already have a degree) are considered DEPENDENT. The government itself doesn't make exceptions to this rule, but it does grant a Financial Aid Office the power to overturn a student's dependency status.  You will need to speak to the Financial Aid Office of any schools to which you are applying.  Your school will likely have a specific policy in place for dealing with such matters.  \n\nKeep in mind that such changes are uncommon and sometimes hard to get.  You might try telling your parents that filling out the FAFSA in now way obligates them to pay.  The Financial Aid that you may receive as a result of having filed the FAFSA is yours, including the loans.  Filing the FAFSA is nothing like becoming a co-signer.  They are not on the hook for anything.
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Yes and  no.  If you have completed high school and are under age 25, then that limits you in a sense as you will have to provide your parents' income information on your financial aid application.  If you are 25 or older, then eligibility is based on your income alone.  But that's about it in terms of general limits.  You'll need to check with the financial aid office at the college/university you want to attend to find out if there are any variations for your state/country.
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If it is a small raise, it might slightly effect it, but if it is in the thousands of dollars it could. However, with the raise coming late in the calendar tax return year, it might not be as much of an influence since the FAFSA for the 2007-2008 year is based on your 2006 income tax return. By the way, congratulations on your recent promotion!
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Agree with above. FAFSA is the beginning of your financial aid process, you can't get even private aid without it.\n\nFill it out ASAP. Use your parents' tax returns (or your own if you are an independent student). The process takes a few days because of security (sending a PIN, etc).\n\nThe only disadvantage to filing it this late is that many schools may no longer have aid to give out. In this case, you'll have to rely on retail loans (ie, from a bank, credit union or other institution), which right now run about 10% or 11% interest. If you take out a loan under the Federal Aid programs, it is much cheaper because the government acts as guarantor in the event of default.
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There is a website that I have used in the past to see how much money I will get before I filled out the lengthy FAFSA application that might help in your situation.  You just enter your financial information in the boxes and then gives you your EFC (Expected Family Contribution) as well as the amount you will receive from the pell grant.