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wreckem wrote:Once you graduate undergrad or turn 25, the Dept of Ed/Fafsa only take into account your personal income and not your parents. Some top private schools require you to file a form with them listing your parents income(some up to your 30th b-day), but most law[strike]/graduate[/strike] schools do[strike]not[/strike] take into account parents income.
im_blue wrote:Unlike undergrad, grants in law are almost entirely merit-based based, which you would need impressive numbers to get.
Also your EFC was probably 0 because FAFSA only takes into account your info even if you put your parents' info on their once you check the graduate school box. They still allow you to put your parents' info in there for convenience or in case your schools want the info on there.vlienj24 wrote:After completing my FAFSA my EFC ended up being zero (this was after including all my parents information). With this being said, do I stand a decent chance of being awarded at least some need based aid (grants) at schools like the U of Iowa, UW-Madison, Bloomington, and U of Maryland Baltimore?
To help answer this question I will tell you that the combined income for my parents was less than 58k and for me less than 6k. I also have a sister who is a freshman in college.
Would you care to name some?swc65 wrote:im_blue wrote:Unlike undergrad, grants in law are almost entirely merit-based based, which you would need impressive numbers to get.
This is not entirely true, especially for the poorest students. Some law schools are quite generous with need-based aid for the lowest income families (including students and parents).
Harvard and Stanford. But beyond that...im_blue wrote:Would you care to name some?swc65 wrote:im_blue wrote:Unlike undergrad, grants in law are almost entirely merit-based based, which you would need impressive numbers to get.
This is not entirely true, especially for the poorest students. Some law schools are quite generous with need-based aid for the lowest income families (including students and parents).
im_blue wrote:Would you care to name some?swc65 wrote:im_blue wrote:Unlike undergrad, grants in law are almost entirely merit-based based, which you would need impressive numbers to get.
This is not entirely true, especially for the poorest students. Some law schools are quite generous with need-based aid for the lowest income families (including students and parents).
Penn gives need based grants. I have no idea how common it is or what the cut off is for what your parents make.im_blue wrote:Would you care to name some?swc65 wrote:im_blue wrote:Unlike undergrad, grants in law are almost entirely merit-based based, which you would need impressive numbers to get.
This is not entirely true, especially for the poorest students. Some law schools are quite generous with need-based aid for the lowest income families (including students and parents).