For those in new york who tried to get excelsior, ever recieved it? Already my second semster in and I’m elgible but its been pending for my school forever. Have barely found any information from other people. Wonder if I’m alone on this.
Have you called your financial aid office to ask when it will be applied to your account?
We have not but know somebody who has. They said they take out a loan and then the excelsior comes at the end of the semester and they pay off the loan.
@sybbie719 any info about this?
Op has not provided enough information for anyone to even make an assessment if student is even **eligible ** for Excelsior.
Excelsior is a last payer.
Is Op receiving other funding that is paying for tuition (Excelsior is a last payer). For example if OP is receiving a combination of TAP/PELL or STEM Scholarship or NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence or School based scholarship that is covering tuition, then OP would not be eligible for Excelsior.
Did student submit application on time? Application is now open for students seeking a first time award for Spring 2019
https://webapps.hesc.ny.gov/questionnaire/page.hesc?questionnaireId=58&versionNumber=2
Is student a first time freshman or returning student?
Is student meeting SAP (on track to complete 30 credits for the school year)?
Is student a NYS resident who parent has a physical presence in NYS?
start here
Excelsior FAQs
Has op reached out to HESC?
I have completed all that since I’m shown on HESC’s website that I will recieve excelsior. I reached out to them and came to the conclusion that my school’s financial aid office isn’t applying it to my account for some reason. I’ve tried calling them but they seem to not understand me, I will probably try to email or go to them in person.