How much financial aid would a 5th year get? I usually get about $3000 a quarter from financial aid. If I stay a 5th year in a UC, how much aid would I expect to get?

How do I get financial aid for graduate school? I have to admit I was luck enough to have my parents pay for my entire undergraduate education. They are well off and I did not have to apply for financial aid or student loans. I will be paying for my own graduate school and want to know how I go about applying for financial aid. Obviously I would prefer some assistance that I would not have to pay back, but would also take a low interest loan to supplement. I am 25, make $35,000 per year and do not live with my parents. Would I be likely to qualify for anything? How far in advance do I need to apply and do I need to know which school I going to for sure before I can? How do I get started? I would appreciate any advice. My parents did offer to pay for this, but I am looking to go an out of state school and would like to pay on my own and invest inmy own future. Thanks!

how can i get financial aid if my parents havent filed? my parents both have not filed their taxes, so how can i get financial aid by myself. im only 19 years old and i honestly do not know what to do. i've tried to enroll aand get financial aid but it didnt work out. told me my mom made too much to not file her taxes. so if my mom does not file, am i basically screwed until i turn 24?

How much financial aid will I get? My EFC number was 03166. I know your EFC has to be below 3850 to be eligible, I just thought someone might know how much financial aid I would get.

How much financial aid do you you think I will get?? I am an independent student. (please read on)? I'm 19, married and a resident of NYC. Our household income is 50K. Cost of living is VERY pricey in the area..We have his college loan debt and other debt (which is about 20-30K.) I can't figure out how much I could get since the online financial aid calculators are usually based toward dependent students. We weren't married for the last taxable year. I filed taxes with my parents before who made 130K in 2004, 50K in 2005, and are currently unemployeed in 2006. (My father was a military official in Iraq who got hurt badly... which accounts for the drop in income.) Do I have to put my parents income at all?? I couldn't afford to pay for than 5K a semester and I'm looking at someone that's about 15K a semester. I do know about FAFSFA and I will fill one out but I'm trying to budget it out to make sure Pace would be an option or if I should look at less expensive schools. Is anyone experienced with this? I'm having a really hard time figuring out the system. *FAFSA... typo.. You are considered INDEPENDENT if you: -Will be at least 24 years of age by December 31 in the application year (for example, December 31, 2006 for the 06-07 school year). -An orphan, ward of the court, or both of your parents are deceased. -A veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. -A student with legal dependents other than a spouse. -A graduate student. -Married at the time you file your FAFSA. Married students are independent regardless of age! And if you read the details.. my parents are currently unemployeed and didn't file much last year either.. can someone who knows more about financial aid help me out here?? And for those of you who are talking about the disabled military veteran stuff. I believe my father is legally 60% disabled from his Iraq tour and might of been a few %s of disability also from Bosnia back in the late 90s.

how to get financial aid for higher education? i stay in india and wish t o go abroad . how to get financial aid

how can i get grants or financial aid to keep studying ? I am attending Miami dade right now , so i can get the most credits and owe less once i get to be in UM , but I tried to get financial aid this semester and they didnt give me anything , so i am paying my classes right now , i am not rich and honestly i dont earn that much money as they think , To receive financial aid you have to earn a max of 13 000 a year , which is absurd in one expensive city like Miami . Please someone can help me and figure it out how i can get some help to keep going ?

How does one get good financial aid? Ok. I hate my job, and i want to go to school full-time. I can save money from my job to pay for my bills for a year and have a place to stay. I'm going to be 25 soon and once I get my job how much would financial aid pay for me? thats including grants ect. if i get loans how much would they pay and how much would i have to pay back a month? Can anyone help? thank you

Do the amount of relatives attending college affect how much financial aid I get? Every application for financial Aid I get asks me how many relatives are going attending college. I think that they ask this question to find out how much my parents are spending on them already... Thanks Do the amount of relatives attending college affect how much financial aid I get?

How can a high school student get financial aid to live alone? I am a high school student who was just forced to move across the country. I want to move back for my senior year. I think there's a way to get financial aid from the government for renting an apartment if you keep your grades up. Can anyone tell me how that works?

how do i know if ill get a financial aid refund check? like i get financial aid etc. independant parent etc. how do i know if i get a refund check/???

If i am a US citizen,can i get financial aid in Pakistan how will the US govt.help me to meet my studyexpances If i have to study abroad like in Pakistan and i am a US citizen,i cant afford my study expances over there.is it possible to get financial aid from US government over there?what is the other way for me to get their support?how can i continue my study over there?i have no idea about it.pleaze help me.

how can i get financial aid 4college if im only 20 and my parents wont give me their financial info 4 my FAFSA My parents wont give me their financial info to fill out my FAFSA for school. We just dont get along well. Is there any way i can still get financial aid?? Im only 20 and not married with no kids, i think that makes a difference, if your married or not....HELP!!

How can a college student get financial aid if he/she is undocumented? Can she start the legalization process? I'm currently a 3rd year UCLA student pursuing a career in medicine. My family came to the US from the Philippines in 1993 under my dad's L-1 Visa. I graduated from my high school at the top of my class, have worked numerous jobs, pay for my car, rent, and even have my own online jewelry business. HUGE problem though -- I'm undocumented and am unable to get financial aid. My father's visa expired some time ago and because of problems with INS papers, the visa is now out-of-status and our case cannot be appealed. I DO have a social security number, a valid employment authorization card, a CA driver's license, work for a US company, and pay taxes. However, I am unable to get federal financial aid because I am neither a US citizen or a Permanent Resident. I am really struggling with paying tuition, so I am wondering if there is ANY way I can start the legalization process at this point. Med school is expensive, and without aid, I don't think I'll be able to go. Any advice? Just to clear things up, I came here LEGALLY with my family when I was a child. My social security number and driver's license, along with my employment card, are ALL VALID and not FRAUDS or STOLEN. I get very good grades and go to a very good school (UCLA). I did NOT ask to be here illegally -- my dad messed up with the papers while he was trying to adjust our status and somehow my siblings and I got stuck in this situation. I am not much different than the other students in my classes. Most of them were just lucky enough to have been born here. For the past 2 years, I've been borrowing from my friends to pay my tuition and paying them back as soon as I earn enough. I know the DREAM act would solve all my problems, but there's no way of knowing when and if it will be passed. I don't expect the government to give me a free ride (although I definitely qualify for it). All I am asking for is any way to start the legalization process with my status if I am already 21. and for those wondering, YES I DO PAY TAXES and have been for the 4 years I've had jobs. Please don't give me the "why should I pay for criminals" crap because I'm paying taxes too. I've been here for 13 years and basically grew up in the US and just recently became out of status. I know it's my dad's fault for not taking care of adjusting our status, but if you know of any way at all that I can petition for a visa MYSELF, I would really really appreciate it. I have thought about just dropping out of college because it's getting very expensive without any aid at all, but I am very diligent and determined to succeed.

How much financial aid will I get in the beginning if my school costs $18k/year? I am just starting off and waiting for financial aid. This will be my first check. Do I get money for the quarter? by the year? Anyone know? Thanks.

How do yo get your financial aid reinstated? my sister attended college 2 semesters and lost her financial aid do to the fact she didnt have very good grades and kept dropping classes , my question is , is there anyway she can get financial aid back after loosing it or do you lose it and you can never get it back eventhough you dont owe any money

How does financial aid work? What sort of Criteria do you have to meet to be eligible to get money? My fiancé will be starting school this Septemeber; we are not sure how financial aid works and how you become eligible to recieve a grant. What is the process and how long does it take? What information should we not put? He still lives at home with his parents but will be moving to go to school.(if that helps) Which parent should he use since they are not married? We already filled out the application online but we don’t know what exactly to put in there so he can be eligible for a grant. Any information would be greatly appreciated. This is very new to us and we have no clue how it works. Thanks!

How much financial aid can I get for my son. I am married, but partially disabled.? I have MS, but can currently work with insurance funded disability. I am wondering how this will play into seeking financial aid for my son. He' s only 13, but I'm thinking about it now.

How likely am I to get Financial Aid for ONLY the spring semester? I am in the process of filing for financial aid. I read that anything filed after the deadline of March/April 2007 would only be considered for the Spring 2008 semester. Then I received a letter from PHEAA that I filed late and may not get anything. I need to get to my financial aid department of my school but haven't even been able to come up with the admission application fee so I'm asking here first. Please help me on the process of this. Thank you all! I am applying for a Community College. But I'm still so financially stressed that I can't cover the out of pocket costs and I'm unemployed to boot. I tried emailing and I never get an answer. I called and requested materials and they never came. But it's the cheapest education available right now.

How can get really low financial aid from "Federal" for college than before? If I file a 1040A form istead pf 1040EZ form for income tax, would I get less financial aid? or If my mother and my income goes up, would I get less F.Aid?

how to get your financial aid from the government? i applied for financial aid and was approved, but now i don't how to obtain it.

how to get a financial aid for college? if one has a 2 yrs of associate degree, stay at home and does not work..is she eligible to get a financial aid for college? P.S.Non-citizen..but legal immigrant and authorised to stay in US.... please dont be harsh..give a serious adivce... thanks u very much friends...

How can you get a lot of financial aid from colleges? If I get into any of the colleges that I've applied, I'm going to need some serious financial aid because a lot of them are 40-50 thousand dollars a year!! Is there any way that I can get financial aid from them?

How can i get financial aid for my first year college? I 've paid for one semister in the department of masters program in health adminstration in Stevens Henager college but i'll not be affording for the subsequent semisters($2000 every 3 months).Can i get financial aid for atleast one year?

How do i get the most financial aid help possible?? All i've been reading about lately is what people are gonna spend there refund checks and financial aid money on. Usually its on stupid stuff like cars, clothes etc. Then i look at myself and see, i get no money for school period. After i fill out a Fafsa form, what do i do next? Can someone go through the process for me? I will be attending a university this coming summer so that means school fees will be almost 4 times as much. My mom says she makes too much money to get aid but that does not seem to be the case here at home when i go to pay for school lol. Thanks for your detailed answers. how do you find out if you are eligible for a pell grant? i have never spoken to Financial aid office. Should i just go there? ? anymore help?

how i can get the most financial aid possible?help please? i'm starting in the fall and i got some finance help but i honestly need more so next year what should i do to get the most i can possible get from financial aid?

How am I going to get financial aid in my situation? I went to school once I graduated high school. I partied and slept. I went to another school which my mother help pay for me to get there(and the first one). My mother and I had some issues so I moved out. She vowed never to pay for another semester. And so far she has held true to that. We worked through our issues, but that small time that i spent out of her house, I ruined my credit. I have been trying to get it back decent but it is a slow process. Is there anything that I can do to get financial aid? Or just monies to better my credit?

how long until i get my financial aid refund? i go to school part time and was told my classes and books where coverd by financial aid and that i would get back money too when does that money come to me?

How could I get scolarship with financial aid in business administration.? I have a BA degree in Economics and a BSc degree in Information Systems I want to get a scolarship with financial aid in business administration for a masters degree in USA.

How do you write an apeal to get financial aid back at a university? Ok, I need to write an APEAL to get my financial aid back for the university I attend. Im typing it up so I was wondering whats a good set up and what kind of stuff to say. Id greatly appreciate it thanks.

How will my retirement savings affect my ability to get financial aid for grad school? I have been working for almost 10 years and have been building my 401K since I started right out of college - now, I want to go back to graduate school, but I don't know if I'll be able to get any financial aid or favorably-priced student loans if I have retirement assets. Am I required to dip into this money as a first-dollar plan, or can I keep my retirement assets intact & still get financial assistance (even a Stafford loan)? Thanks!

When you get married does it affect how much you get for financial aid? My fiance and I want to get married soon but I want to wait till after I graduate. We really wanna get married this summer but we are both scared it will mess with our financial aid for school, that we will get less. Is that true? If not what conditions apply to getting financial aid for school while being married?

How do they determine on FAFSA how much you will get for financial aid? Is it based on how much the school tution, your age, your income, and the school? I don't live with my parents, I am in my late 20s possibly thinking about attending school. I know what FAFSA is, but I just want to know how do they determine how much they will approve for financial aid. Thanks!!

How can I get college tuition money without having to go through financial aid? I want to go back to college in Nursing, Social Work or Teaching but I am ineligible for financial aid. Where can I get tuition assistance?

My son is going to college next year. In order to get more financial aid, how much $$ is allowed in our bank? How about educational fund and real estate v.s. financial aid. Please provide detail info. Thanks.

How long does it take to apply and get approved / enrolled into college ? financial aid ? how long does it take for a parent to process application for child for college ? determine if there is financial aid / borrow money if needed ? what is processing time for this ?

How can I get money for college when I have bad credit and cannot receive financial aid? My husband makes too much money so I don't get any financial aid and our credit is really bad so I can't take out a personal loan... any suggestions? Is there any place that would give me a loan? And i've tried scholarships.. that doesn't work either. I could pay for it out of my pocket but I wouldn't be able to take but one class at at time and I dont want to do that. Any advice...? Thanks!

How can I hide my house-buying money from college so that I still get enough financial aid? I've got upwards of 10,000 dollars in a mutual fund, and another 10 in my savings account, but my parents are dreadfully poor. How can I hide my money and save it for after college, thus recieving maximum financial aid?

ok im applying for college online at kaplan university.... how much do you think ill get in financial aid? i pay 1710 a month in bills 550 rent 100 electricity 250 food 140 cell phone bill 170 cable/internet plus 400 in mics items thats leaves me with 300 dollars left ..... my efc number was 0 how much will i be getting in financial aid? i hope its enough so that i dont have to pay anything........ so what you think? if i do how much do you think ill be paying a month? all answers appreciated

How do I get financial aid for my son if I also get financial aid? What affects will my financial aid need have on his financial aid? This is for College.

How can i get financial aid? im going to start school im 21 years old and hispanic..i know that back home in DC they hve grants for hispanics..now i love in AZ and dont knnow hot to go about financial aid...they are telling mr that i need my parents income because im not 25, married or have any kids..but then again i pay for my house my car and all da bills by my self..doesnt make sense to me? Help please i really need financial aid what can i do?