<p>Both of my parents are deceased, one in 2005 and one in 2010. I am 17, going into senior year. I choked my freshman and sophmore year but my junior year I got 1st honors, straight A's every marking period. I play varsity baseball and do numerous hours of community service. I got a 2100 on my SAT. There was no life insurance on my Dad or Mom. I am looking into computer science or computer system analysist degrees. I really suprised people in picking up my self. I would get into fights, suspended every week. Almost failed every class for two years and now im national honor society material.
Some of that might not pertain to this topic but someone had told me that I might not have to pay for anything because of my parents being deceased and my low household income for several years.
Is this true?
If not, how much will I get for aid?</p>
<p>I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve lost both of your parents. </p>
<p>No, there’s no assurance that you’d get lots of aid for college. much will depend on where you’re accepted. Most schools do not meet need.</p>
<p>What is your GPA?</p>
<p>It’s likely that from the federal gov’t, you’d get:</p>
<p>$5600 Pell Grant
$9500 student loan</p>
<p>[Will</a> I need my parents’ information?](<a href=“http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/help/fftoc02k.htm]Will”>http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/help/fftoc02k.htm) indicates that if both of your parents were deceased at any time after age 13, you are an independent student for federal financial aid purposes.</p>
<p>For need-based financial aid, check the net price calculators on the web sites of the schools you are interested in to get an estimate from each school. Your state of residency also matters, since some states’ public universities are much better than others at meeting need for in-state students (almost none meet need for out-of-state students). Private universities that meet need tend to be the most selective ones.</p>
<p>But also check the large automatic and competitive merit scholarships listed in the sticky threads at the top of this forum. Your GPA obviously matters here.</p>
<p>You are doing an awesome job. Stay close to the Lord. Sounds like you could go to community college for free then transfer later. That would save you a lot of money. Around here they are about 3.5k You could go to a state school also with more debt. I hate debt so I try to stay away from that at all cost.</p>
<p>If your GPA is high enough, some of these may be available:</p>
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<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1461983-competitive-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-2.html#post15889078[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1461983-competitive-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-2.html#post15889078</a></p>
<p>Apply to a top school school and talk about how your grades were affected by the loss of your parents in your essay. Top schools often give better financial aid.</p>
<p>Regardless, your EFC will be very low. It is just about finding a school that will meet your need.</p>