chiligirl

That is really weird, I would think that they would have told you by now what aid you qualify for. That was also my problem when I was trying to figure out when a decision would be made, I applied back in November and just now heard back! GMU seems like a great program but I can't justify out of state tuition unless I get a good offer for aid lolol. But thanks! Hopefully, we'll hear back soon!

I also got into GMU! Did they address financial aid in your letter (e.g. graduate loans, work study, etc.)? All they stated is that they haven't determined who will get the GA/TA positions in my letter. I was debating whether I should call Monday and ask about that or just wait to see if a separate email will be sent out regarding our financial aid packages.

Thank you for the heads-up! I was wondering why I haven't heard back from them and I submitted my app back in Jan, so I was getting super anxious!

I received the same vibes from them too, the person I spoke to on the phone sounded like she didn't know what she was doing. They're most likely understaffed. I also crossed off GMU awhile ago, especially since I applied back in November and still haven't heard back yet. That makes sense, thank you for explaining!

Thank you so much for responding! This information was really helpful. If you don't mind sharing, when did you submit your application for both schools? For UMB, I sent it around the first-second week of Jan. For GMU, I sent it back in November but when I called in a couple of weeks ago, they said they implied that they start review on application deadline and that it will take about 8 weeks... GMU is making me thinking it's a lost cause at this point lolol For FAFSA, as of this morning, they told me that the schools' financial aid office would tell me if I was eligible for any federal loans. For the unsubsidizied loan, is that something we sign up/apply for on the FAFSA website if we qualify for it? How do we get into the process of getting the unsubsidized loan?

Hi guys! I've been a long time lurker on this discussion post and I am so glad that we have this community to talk about our applications! Congratulations to those who have been accepted to their top choices! Currently, I have been accepted to University of Pittsburgh with a 12k scholarship (renews every year) but I will most likely decline their offer. I am still waiting on GMU and UMB, which seems like not a lot of applicants here have applied to lolol. I have a question about FASFA based aid. Did your acceptance letters include if you guys were eligible for federal loans and work study? Or do we receive that separately/have to contact financial aid office to find out? I'm a first generation college student so I am a bit behind about the working of financial aid.