Maybe Uncle Dubya can help out?
Nice to know the federal goverment thinks we’re so well off. I finally got the FAFSA submitted for financial aid eligibility (had to wait for Pat’s W2 which finally arrived- incorrectly filled out but only the state numbers were off…)
So the results are in.
The good news is, with tuitions what they are, we’d probably see some financial aid if Andy were going to, say, Princeton or NYU.
Of course, he’s going to a state college, so his tuition and fees will fall well below what the government has decreed that we can afford. So I guess that’s… good news?
Next step, research PLUS loans.
February 8th, 2006 at 10:56 am
OH, yeah, we went through that last year with my son. He doesn’t qualify for a grant because we make too much.
If we make too much then why don’t we have more left over at the end of paying the bills? I know that we could not afford his tuition. He applied for scholarships and loans and got both. We pay for incidentals and books.
The good thing? He values his education more than most of his classmates. He received all A’a for his first term. I’m so proud of him stepping up to the plate for HIS education.
Good luck and don’t get too frustrated!
Did you know that in the state of Oklahoma, if the family income for the past year or so was below $50,000 then the child gets to go to an Oklahoma college for free? Yep. I think we bring in $54,000 after working our way up from the poverty level. Yeah, it was a nice slap in the face for trying to better ourselves and NOT live off of the government.
February 8th, 2006 at 1:10 pm
DeeJay, congrats to your son on the great grades!
In NJ any kid who graduates in the top 20% gets free tuition at community colleges, but that’s the only offer from the state. Since we’re in such a competitive district, my son, with a 3.76 GPA, is not in the top 20%, and he doesn’t want to go to community college, anyway.
At least he’s getting some merit money from the colleges we’ve heard from so far. There’s still a gap we need to cover, though.
February 9th, 2006 at 10:42 am
I always laugh when I see the expected contribution on our FAFSA. The only thing that Eric has ever qualified for is a subsidized Stafford loan, and most years only part of that is subsidized (meaning that interest starts to accrue immediately on the rest, which Eric’s Mom & Dad are kindly paying off for him). I’m crossing my fingers that he decides to be an RA next year, because if he does, we’ll skip the loan thing and I won’t have to fill out the FAFSA!!!!