The Importance Of The FAFSA

Lyle McKinney and Heather Novak address in the article “FASA Filing among first-year college students: who files on time, who doesn’t, and why does it matter?” that every year many students fail to collect financial aid because they did not file for one. The reason why students do not file for FAFSA is because they believe that they do not meet the requirements for financial aid. Other think that they can provide for themselves without the help from financial aid. Some students worry about their privacy or they either miss the application deadline. According to McKinney and Novak, “44% of first-year community college students did not file a FAFSA” (McKinney and Novak 12). Community college students who file late or after the deadline will get

In the article Wolfram communicates that the federal government is spending tens of billions of dollars in providing federal aid to student that are in college, through many actions like grants, loans and tax programs. But there is still yet to be evidence that suggest that these so called programs or policies have helped to decrease student loan debt and provided an aid to those attending college. Wolfram mentions that the federal government this year has purposed that federal tuition aid on college cost will undergo a phase where federal assistance will slowly die down. Wolfram states that the federal government will try to create a legal structure

Have you ever thought you could be great in a career… if only you had the funds? As a seventeen year-old DACA student, I have faced many financial obstacles in my college application process. As a non-citizen, I am unqualified for financial aid from things such as the FAFSA.This means that I have to depend on my family for support on paying for college. I have always tried my hardest in school to keep my grades as high as possible and learn as much as I could, knowing that one day I would need this education for a better life and career. I am currently in the process of applying to college. However, as a member of a low-income family, it has become apparent that the biggest obstacle between me and professional future is my financial necessity.As

I made some mistakes when filling out the FAFSA form, I have taken the necessary steps to correct it, but FAFSA has already sent you the incorrect version. I apologize for the inconvenience, I am unfamiliar with the FAFSA process and made multiple mistakes, one of them was believing, that I, being nearly 21 would be considered independent. I believe basing the financial need of an adult on the savings of their parents to be an error on FAFSA’s part, especially when the parents are retired. My Father has worked a whole lifetime for his savings, and hopes to use his sizeable savings to support my mother and four younger siblings, the youngest of whom is 11yrs (1 Timothy 5:8). For the reasons stated above, my Father is unwilling to contribute

I was awarded the Freshman Trustee Scholarship; in high school I had a 3.71 unweighted GPA and I scored 27 on the ACT, which demonstrates excellent scholastic achievement. I am the eldest of five; my siblings are quadruplets and juniors in high school. Within two years, ⅘ of my parents' children will be in college, which is a ginormous, and unmeetable, expense for my parents. My parents have a 529 plan set up to help pay for some of my college expenses in which every semester they generously provide $2,500.00 to help pay for tuition costs. Although I'm unfortunately currently unemployed, and am currently job searching, working approximately 15-20 hours a week at my previous job provided me with enough money to save up for a decent car that

I have been extremely fortunate to avoid many hardships. However I have faced a financially barrier, especially as I have set the goal to finance college without loans. My family is not poor, but we do not have enough money to put two women through university. I have taken the initiative to surpass this barrier by working and applying for scholarships. I started by attending community college first as it is less expensive. I quickly realized that the lower tuition was not enough and took a job at a grocery store deli. Most of my income has been placed into my savings. I have saved up a decent sum of money, but will still need help to pay for college. Now I am applying for as many scholarships as humanly possible. I have received scholarships

Paying for college is one of the biggest challenges many college student face. In particular, first generation college students. Many first generation college students come from low income families. Myself, being a college student and a first generation as well can relate. According to an article written by Eric McWhinnie at cheatsheet.com, 85 percent of parents worry about their children being in debt after college. My first year of college landing me in over $15,000 of debt. This was only two semesters! Being a first generation college student, I did not have many people to ask or get information about college or scholarships. I thought that since I came from a poor family I was the only one experiencing financial difficulties. I was proven

The first reason myself and other college students have such a hard time funding for college, is simply the cost. At fifteen thousand dollars a semester, colleges bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars before school even starts. Paying the first semester out of pocket the first time, is hard enough. The hard part

I may not have specific liberal art goals, but I still maintain high grades as well as balance many extracurricular activities. This year I am taking two dual enrollment class and I am excelling past the average grades predicted for a student in those classes. I am also very involved in my clubs and sports being captain of my soccer team and president of a club called Youth Action Network which does things small things that benefit our community. I have been described as a leader and a very compassionate person and I believe that I have a lot to offer by attending Lycoming College. While the FAFSA may not represent this my parents salaries as well as my own do not fit the demand of this current financial aid package. With the change of dates for the FAFSA tax requirements implemented by President Obama, the 2015 taxes were used. Unfortunately, the 2015 taxes do not accurately represent mine and my parents income currently. My father is a mechanic and since there is less business than the previous year he does not get as many hours in his shop resulting in less of an income being

I believe that the answer to the slow rate of change is the federal and academic relations. There is two instances where the federal government gets involved with higher education: the land-grant acts, and the funding for military research after World War II which both benefitted the country and institutions. SInce then, there has been a steady decline in economic growth (Gordon, 2). In a way, federal student aid is an indirect funding for higher education. Federal student aid follows students wherever they go; public and private nonprofits and for-profits. But no matter where they go, the fact is still that American higher education is still publicly supported and over 13 million students would not survive without it (studentaid.ed.gov). The

When I started college, I was able to use a college fund my grandparents had set aside for me but that ran out in my second year. Since the fund has dried up I have been working full time during the summer and part time during the school year in order to avoid taking out student loans. Paying for school has proved to be difficult because I would like to experience as much of what LSU has to offer and make good grades but working, being active at church, and acting as president of a fraternity has proved to be too much and I fear I may have to give up my extracurricular activities so my grades do not suffer. My parents have not been able to help me pay for college as much as they wanted because they need the money to pay for my younger sister’s

I understand that my family and I are not living below the poverty line or fighting over bus fare, but this scholarship will still greatly benefit me. When my sister filed the FAFSA, she was not given an extraordinary amount of money. She had to take out loans to pay for her education. My family and I cannot afford to take out any more loans. In 2014, we lost our house due to foreclosure. For two years, every penny we earned went to our savings account to save up for a house. When I was fourteen years old, I had saved up five-thousand dollars for college. I decided to give the money to my parents in order to buy our house. I am a senior in high school, and I have not managed to recoup my money. Meanwhile, my parents are tied down to a thirty-year mortgage. In addition, my grandfather, who lives in Mexico, has been diagnosed with depression. My parents have been sending money over there in order to pay for his care and medicine. Trying to find the right treatment for him has made money a bit tight in my household.

Going to school full time with a heavy load of classes and working 20-30 hours a week can be very challenging. In addition, I must be able to save enough money to put back for student loans that I have to pay in the future. My parents are only able to contribute a little with the job of raising my brother and going through the burden of a recent separation. Any extra financial assistance would be extremely beneficial in helping me reach my goals of getting a bachelor's degree. I greatly appreciate the committee reviewing these financial needs I have

If you think your educational expenses are more than you and your family can afford, you should apply for financial aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You will need to apply for financial aid every year by completing a FAFSA. The FAFSA includes all the information necessary to determine your eligibility and must be completed if you want to be considered for any of the federal programs

The main reason why I need financial assistance is because I come from a single parent household. When I was younger, my family was also supported by my father. However, an unexpected argument between my parents ended up with the neighbors at our door, myself shooed away into the car, and my sister unharmed. With our father pushing us out of the house, we gathered our belongings into trash bags. After the event, we went straight to her sister's apartment. Overnight, a two bedroom apartment with six people became filled with four more. Throughout our time there, space was limited and money used to support the household was tight.