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I live in California but want to attend a university in Florida. How do I go about getting financial aid.

Initially, you will only qualify for federal and private aid. First, log into your FAFSA website. http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/complete013.jsp you will need your completed 1040 , or other tax form, and if you are under 24, you will also need one of your parents’. Follow the instructions on the page, and complete your Application. You will receive an e-mail within a few weeks which will tell you how much your family contribution is. If for example your family contribution is $5000, but your school’s estimate cost of attendance is $15000 per year, you could receive a maximum of $10000 in federal aid. Of course, that does not mean that you will receive that much aid per year.

If you demonstrate financial need on your application (don’t worry, they’ll determine if you qualify), you may apply for a Stafford Loan (about $5000 per semester) and you may also qualify for a Pell grant (about $5000 per year).

Once you are accepted to your chose university, you must immediately contact the financial aid department, and make sure that they have received a copy of your report. At the beginning of the semester, you will receive notification from that department telling you how much actual aid you qualify for. Pay attention, because you may have to accept your aid, and if you don’t it will expire. If you have good academic records, or an artistic or athletic skill, you may qualify for scholarships to play or perform for the university. The school’s financial aid department will work with you.

After you have applied for all federal aid available, apply for every private scholarship you can find. Try websites like Fastweb.com for listings of public scholarships. Be aware that every person in the country can apply for these, so you have a great deal of competition.

Within the last 6 weeks before the beginning of the semester, you should apply for loans to cover the remaining funds you need to pay for school. Continue to apply for scholarships. If you get enough, you can reject the loans. but as it takes quite some time to process loans and distribute money to your school, you should do this sooner rather than later.

After living in Florida for 2 years, you qualify for statehood. There are some limited exceptions to shorten this time, and you should talk to your adviser to see if you can expedite your residency. After that, you qualify for all Florida resident scholarships, and you will be able to pay instate tuition fees.

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I am planning on transfering to a school far away from where I am currently living and I can’t afford to pay for a place on my own. I was wondering if financial aid and the Stafford loan put housing like a studio apartment into consideration.

Yes. Most schools have on and off campus housing as part of the COA (Cost of Attendance).

Talk to a financial aid officer at the school you wish to transfer to for more information/guidance. Good luck!

I am currently attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I am paying my tuition costs with nothing but student loans, and with a cost of about $22,000 a year, I am going to be poor when I graduate. Does anyone have any good advice on how I can receive ANY kind of financial aid to help me out, whether it be scholarships, grants, anything. Thanks.

Here are sites you may want to check out:

http://www.fund-myeducation.com/

http://www.scholarships.com/

A few bits of advice regarding scholarships: Don’t restrict yourself with just searching for Academic and Merit Scholarships. You may want to check out major-based scholarships (those that are exclusive to people taking your course), state-based scholarships, need-based scholarships and even unusual scholarships. The more scholarship types you explore, the more chances you have of finding one that matches your qualifications.

Remember, only apply to scholarships that you are 100% eligible for. If you missed out on just one requirement, don’t bother because you’ll only be wasting your time.

The least restrictive scholarships would be corporate scholarships like those offered by Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Toyota and others. But since they have few restrictions, competition for these types of scholarships are high. But it wouldn’t hurt you if you check them out. The more you can apply to, the better chances of winning.

Lastly, follow instructions to the letter. Don’t allow yourself to be disqualified simply because you used the wrong font or any error like that.

I hope I helped

One of the best ways to find a financial aid calculator is by going to the FinAid Web site. Provide information on the amount of tuition, financial dependency and family income with help from a financial aid officer in this free video on student financial aid and loans.

Expert: Brooke Kramer
Contact: www.argosy.edu
Bio: Brooke Kramer is the financial aid officer at Argosy University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

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I currently go to a community college. I am majoring in nursing but I have not started any nursing courses yet. I am almost done my prerequisites. I take community classes at night and I would like to take a CNA course (which is about 4-6 weeks)during the day, but it is not in the same school. Can financial aid pay for my community classes (which they are currently) and my CNA course?

Also if anyone has any tips for me with CNA courses.

colleges.mywebcommunity.org – it has detailed info how to apply for financial aid and scholarships to get more cash.

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I am planning on attending college in the fall and I want to apply for housing but don’t have the $250 deposit readily available. I am planning on filling out my FAFSA around January 20th, when employees get their W-2 work forms. Can the money I receive from financial aid be used toward the deposit? Will it be too late to apply for housing? How soon will I get the check? Thank you in advance for everyone who attempts to answer

No simply because you won’t have the money until a very short time before or after the school year starts. And you will only get a refund (extra money in a form of a check) if there is any money left over after your tuition and fees have been paid.
If you are having trouble with the deposit, call up the housing office and see if they have any sort of system to help you. You’re not going to be the only person they’ve encountered with these sort of troubles.