morning all,
how max age to aquire financial aid or css profile?
i’m 25 yo.
please help
You have to check the school’s policy.
25 makes you independent for federal aid
Google the school name financial aid independent student
Some schools allow you to be independent at 25 if you can prove 5 years of self-sufficiency
Other schools Require that you be 27 years old
@sybbie719 this student would be independent for federally funded need based aid…but he isn’t eligible for that because he is an international student.
I didn’t think there was an “independent student” status on the Profile.
@bennywij2503 do you have any colleges in your country you could attend that might be affordable?
Also, unless a college guarantees to meet full need for all, simply being independent for financial aid purposes (if that is possible for you) will not guarantee your college costs will be fully covered.
The colleges that guarantee to meet full need are highly competitive for admissions. What sort of high school grades did you have 7 years or so ago? Did you take the SAT or ACT, and TOEFL? What were your scores?
@thumper1
there is not an “independent student” on the profile. As i stated most schools have their own policies as what is an independent student. many will require students demonstrate self sufficiency.
sorry i forget about, i’m not u.s citizen.
As noted…you likely won’t be considered an independent student at schools using the Profile form. At schools that don’t use the Profile, they DO collect financial information from applicants in some way. But they won’t be meeting your full need, whatever that is.
You mentioned NYU in your previous thread. That school has a cost of attendance right now in excess of $70,000 a year. They don’t meet need for all students, and they have very limited funding at all for international students.
Before you spend a lot of time looking at the financial aid application forms, please spend some time finding out IF the colleges you are interested in even give international students financial aid. Or is it limited?
oke got it thumper1,
thanks your advice, youre very helpful and kind guy
caring about unknowledge student like me…
thankss