New to the Financial Aid Process
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:38 am
1. Do schools match only merit aid or need-based aid also? Is there any use submitting the FAFSA and Need Access to schools I would not attend?
2. How does the matching process work for schools that are different in rank? For example, could I use $77K at Vanderbilt to get $50K or so out of MVP, or is the disparity between the schools too great?
3. With a parental income of 60K-80K with 5 kids at home, will I get any need-based aid, assuming I would otherwise qualify? (I haven't lived at home in 6 years and never get anything from my parents, so this parental thing is total bullshit, but whatever).
2. How does the matching process work for schools that are different in rank? For example, could I use $77K at Vanderbilt to get $50K or so out of MVP, or is the disparity between the schools too great?
3. With a parental income of 60K-80K with 5 kids at home, will I get any need-based aid, assuming I would otherwise qualify? (I haven't lived at home in 6 years and never get anything from my parents, so this parental thing is total bullshit, but whatever).