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?
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- I don't know if I feel comfortable expounding upon this topic, but I highly recommend this site for info about maximizing your eligibility: http://www.finaid.org/fafsa/maximize.phtml
- Here are the different federal programs available: http://www.529s.com/student-aid.html
- There are tons of scholarships that go unclaimed each year. Many $400, $500 or $1000 scholarships never even get applied for because people think it's chump change and not worth applying for. Well, get a few of those $500 scholarships and it'll really make a dent in your tuition bill. Do a search on scholarships, search your major, your ethnic heritage, your town, your parents employers, your employer, hobbies, high school, local chamber of commerce/rotary/ lion's club etc. Left-handed? There is a scholarship out there for you! Older woman returning to school? There are scholarships out there for you. Do combined searches on more than one criteria "hispanic women aviation scholarships" etc. Go to the library and ask the reference librarian for a reference book on scholarships. They usually have more than one. There are all kinds of scholarships out there, you just have to start applying yourself and make it your summer career to send out letters everyday for scholarships. Good luck!
