Just me Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 This is my current dilemma. I filled out a FAFSA last year...apparently having made $1300 the entire year and living in a house with two other people on a single measly income did not make me financially needy enough. And probably the fact that I owe in excess of $70K to my last college. So basically I am doing two things: Crossing my fingers and hoping for grants and scholarships through my school and Fastweb, and paying out of pocket. Not easy when the household's combined income is less than about $12,000 and a typical semester costs in excess of $5K. I'm not sure what to do...it's by sheer luck that I have the money to pay for this crap. Has anyone here ever been in a position where they couldn't get any loans? Dharma Bum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Are you a dependent? If so there in lies your problem. I owe 58K in loans from my undergrad, and that never factored into what I received for aid from the government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just me Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Hmm, I'm not sure if I was claimed as one on my mother's taxes. And yeah, that $70K I owe is with the aid I got. Without it, I would have over $105K in debts. And of course the deadlines for all the graduate scholarships have passed. But I was told by the financial aid director at my school to make an appointment with an aid counselor when on campus to see what kind of grad loans I can get. Here's hoping for a scholarship. I direly need a few. Or one big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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