On Apr 21, 10:07 am, Justin <justindrae...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> The first place you should go is the financial aid office at your
> school. They'll package you with all of the federal, state, and
> institutional FREE aid they can first and they point you towards
> loans. You can check out their recommended lender list and then
> compare those with other loan products you find on your own. The
> choice of loan product is yours, but you definitely should go to the
> school's financial aid office first.
>
> On Apr 20, 4:42 pm, "MauiJNP" <jmh1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > ok, thanks for all the help!
>
> > > The financial aid administrator is the director of financial aid at
the
> > > school(s) that accepted you.
>
> > > Sometime after you have been accepted the financial aid office would
be
> > > notifying you of what aid is being offered. If you want to know what
aid
> > > beyone the Stafford loan might be possible, you should call the
college
> > > aid office(s).
>
> > > Steven B. Blank
> > > College Financial Aid Consultants
> > > 29 Ives Hill Court
> > > Che****re, CT 06410
> > >(203)250-7761
>
> > > On 4/20/2007 10:42 AM, MauiJNP wrote:
> > >> "Steve Blank" <s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> > >>news:awVVh.4959$2v1.315@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > >>>One does not get rejected for aid just because they already have a
> > >>>bachelor's degree.
>
> > >>>You probably are referring to a comment on your Student Aid Re****t
that
> > >>>you are not eligible for a Pell Grant. Pell grants are only for
> > >>>undergrads seeking their first degree. The next sentence on the SAR
> > >>>probably says something like "However, you may be eligible for
other
> > >>>types of aid."
>
> > >>>Some aid available to undergraduates is not available for graduate
> > >>>students, and vice-versa.
>
> > >>>As a graduate student you are automatically eligible for up to
$20,500 in
> > >>>Stafford Loans. If your school also provides aid from it's own
controlled
> > >>>funds(some graduate schools do not) you are eligible for whatever
that
> > >>>might be. Your school decides what other aid, and how much, it
might
> > >>>offer - just as your undergrad school did.
>
> > >>>Almost every new graduate student has a very low EFC because their
> > >>>parents finances are not considered.
>
> > >> Yes, this is my comment on the SAR....
>
> > >> "You are not eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant because you
> > >> re****ted
> > >> that you have a bachelor's degree (Item 28) or you are working on a
> > >> degree
> > >> beyond a bachelor's degree (Item 49). Your Financial Aid
Administrator
> > >> will
> > >> determine what types of federal student aid you are eligible to
receive."
>
> > >> So who is the financial aid administrator and how do I find out
about
> > >> other loans/grants/aid?
I hate to tell you this but there are a LOT of scholar****p/fellow****p
programs for students out there. My files are backed up now because
of all the different funding programs out there available to students
and those that want to continue pursuing their degrees.
The best way to find out about these programs is to do an internet
search on them - there are tons of them out there!
Rose
Working From Home Blog
http://roseb44170.blogspot.com
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