I'm trying seek financial aid for school next what is the absolute best path to choose other than the FAFSA?
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Try these websites.\nThe more effort you put in, the more money you will get.\n\nHope this helps.\n\nSource(s):\nhttp://www.fastweb.com/\nhttp://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss...\nhttp://www.finaid.org/scholarships/...\nhttp://www.college-scholarships.com/free...
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You can always qualify for financial aid even if you made too much money. The difference is that you will have to pay for it and the interest when you're done with school.  Also, you can only qualify if you at least go to school with a part time load. \n\nOnline college is only a good bet if it's in the same state your living in, otherwise you'll be paying out of state tuition, which is most of the time as much as 5 times more expensive. Have you thought of a community college?
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For what? college? Search FAFSA..not sure if their website if FAFSA.COM or .GOV or .ED\ngoogle it to make sure
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For college you can start with http://fafsa.org (Free Application For Student Assistance) That for college level.  For other levels of schooling and for additional college scholarships check at the institution you are applying for.
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FAFSA is usually a good place to start.
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It is through FAFSA. It is pretty easy to apply, and they'll explain everything in painstaking detail. Financial aid will generally cover tuition first, then books and then based on your need, it'll also cover some living expenses. You also need to educate yourself on the difference between subsidized and unsubsidized loans!!! VERY IMPORTANT.  Good luck to ya.
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If you expect (or want to) receive any financial aid to pay for college, you need to either spend that money or hide it in a (gasp) retirement account. If you don't, FAFSA asks you how much you have saved, and your financial aid package will expect you to spend all of that money.\n\nThe best retirement account to hide it in is a Roth IRA (but you can only contribute to it in the same year that the money is earned, so it might be too late for you). Do some research online into Roth IRA's.\n\nIf you don't expect any financial aid or you don't find a retirement account, you should put the money into an account that earns the most interest. Generally it'll be an online money market or savings account. Currently the best ones are linked below. Make sure you read the terms and understand how to transfer money in and out of these accounts.
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The only official site from the Federal government is http://www.fafsa.ed.gov All those other sites (like .com and .org) are scams.  FAFSA stands for "Free Application for Federal Student Aid" -- all that those other sites do is charge you to file the same information.  If you ever think you need help with the questions on the FAFSA (there will be questions about your income, assets, household, and enrollment plans) call your school's Financial Aid Office for assistance or visit www.studentaid.ed.gov for some advice on applying. (Alternatively, you can post on here and we'll help with the specifics.)\n\nHow do you file?  Go to http://www.fafsa.ed.gov and in the middle column click on "Fill out a FAFSA." Select the year you want from the drop-down menu.  If you're going to be starting school in the Fall, you'll want to file the 2006-2007 FAFSA.  The following site offers step-by-step instructions for each question: http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/completing_fafsa/index.html
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try going to www.fafsa.ed.gov
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I suggest you apply for EVERY scholarship that you qualify for. Also, make certain you fill out a FAFSA. The best loans are federal loans. You have subsidized and unsubsidized loans. I suggest you read what FAFSA has to say about them, it will help you a lot. ALSO, make certain that you ONLY accept loans that can be consolidated. Some can not, and that can create quite a problem in the future. Also, the financial aid offices at the colleges you are applying to will be able to give you information on grants, scholarships, and loans available to you. However, you have to ASK them for that info. They will not send it to you automatically. Please go to these websites for more information:\n\nhttp://www.fafsa.ed.gov\nhttp://www.finaid.org
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get as much financial aid as you can. financial aid is a guaranteed loan that you won't have to start paying off until you graduate and parts of it won't start to accrue interest until you're no longer in school.  the interest on them is generally much lower than normal school loans gotten directly from a bank.\n\neven if you get a full scholarship, it might even be worth it to take out as much financial aid as you can and simply invest it.  these loans are too good to turn down for the most part.\n\nthere's nothing wrong with having more than one loan out at a time. just make sure you keep track of them and pay on time when it's time to start paying them back.
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John, There are many types of financial aid.  There is aid for financial need and aid for merit.  Aid for financial need depends on a number of factors...Your best bet is to begin with the FAFSA.  Your father's income might not be included.  Also, you should talk to the Admissions and Financial Aid staffs at the colleges that you are interested in attending.  A number of schools have institutional aid which they determine how it is distributed.  Your state might have aid available as well for financial need as well as for certain courses of study.  \n\nwww.fastweb.com can help you locate scholarships.  \n\nOne thing to remember is you never should have to pay to complete a FAFSA or scholarship search.  There are a number of good internet sites that can help you in your search.  Good luck!
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if you're in the USA, check out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
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Your best bet is to ask the school you will be attending.  I don't know of many people who have financial aid for living expenses.   I think your best bet is to take out some loans to help cover what you need.
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You should pick a school first.  Then apply for Federal Aid (through school or on internet).  You can also ask for Loan info.  These loans have to be paid back, but not till after you graduate.  Don't take out a loan if you don't have to.  There are always state grants that you can apply for and scholarships that you can get.  I would talk to a finical aid adviser at the school that you are accepted to attend at.  It is also cheaper to go to a two year or community college to get most of you basic classes out of the way.  You really need to check if the classes you are taking at these schools will transfer to a four year college before you take them, because you don't want to waste your time and have to take them over again at the more expensive school.  Also try to take only classes that you need, but sometimes give yourself a brake by taking a class that you think is fun.  It is worth it.  \nI hope you get back to school it is the best thing that I ever did.
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depends.  \n\nfill out the FAFSA online at fafsa.ed.gov. and submit to the schools you are looking at.  Depending on what funds they have available, what you are eligible for will determine the package you get.  People usually are eligible for more than they think!
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http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/\n\nThe application is long, but the process is relatively easy.  The Financial Aid folks at your school are VERY happy to help you.