<p>If we attended a class at community college, what would we put for Question #1?
(What will be the student's year in school during 2009-2010?)</p>
<p>Do we put 1st year, previously attended college, or 1st year, never previously attended college?</p>
<p>My daughter took a community college course (three credits). When we did the Profile for her freshman year of college, we put 1st year never attended college (she had never matriculated as a student). I sure hope that was correct...that was three years ago.</p>
<p>ah, ic. thanks thumper1.</p>
<p>PLEASE...wait to see if someone else responds...I never really thought about the question before. I very well may have answered it incorrectly myself.</p>
<p>I haven't submitted it yet, but given that your daughter has already been in college for three years, everything should've been alright.</p>
<p>Please do not take my word for this. I do not KNOW if I was correct or not...believe me, I've made my fair share of mistakes on these forms and have had to correct them.</p>
<p>hmm, then anybody else wanna answer? I just finished the questionaire and I would really not like for CB to time out on me, lol.</p>
<p>whoops, i did not see the even longer questionnaire. Question: are the deadlines to fill out CSS, the deadlines to register, or the deadlines to fill out the entire thing?</p>
<p>Did you take the classes and also get high school credit for them? If so, you are a first year student. If not, you need to check with the school.</p>
<p>no, i got college credit for them, but the college's office is closed right now and the profile for some universities are due Jan 1. </p>
<p>Another question, on the 2nd extended questionnaire, can we leave something blank if we don't know the answer (like, for example, how much I'm getting in scholarships).</p>
<p>If you took a class or two but were never enrolled in a degree program, you can put first time college student.</p>
<p>Thanks kelsmom. Can someone answer my other question? Can we leave something blank or put "unk" if we dont' know the answer to something?</p>
<p>Sometimes leaving things blank can be a problem, but not always. My advice is to answer every question to the best of your ability. For example, if you don't have any scholarships at this time, put 0. Most questions are designed to make life easier for you. If you get scholarships later, your aid offer may well change ... you could get less from the school. So if you already know about some outside aid, letting them know helps the school give you a more accurate financial aid award the first time around.</p>
<p>I was asked for my opinion on this, but I will absolutely defer to the wisdom of Kelsmom since she is in the business.</p>
<p>I agree it does seem logical to be considered a first year student if you have only taken a class (and not completed a year of study)</p>
<p>Of course, logic isn't always apparent in government formulas ;-)</p>
<p>The thing is, it doesn't really matter a whole lot in the scheme of things. The school is going to check everything against its own records, anyway. For example, a student might say he is a sophomore. The f/a office would initially award him $6500 in sub/unsub loans. Once the final check is made before disbursing funds, the school finds that the student is really still a freshman because he is lacking 2 credits for sophomore status. The school will then adjust his award back to $5500 until he makes sophomore status. For a student who puts "freshman/prior college," the school may double check to make sure he doesn't have a prior bachelors degree, or they may put him on a transfer monitoring list to check for prior aid. Other than that, it's not a big deal.</p>
<p>ALWAYS check answers that anyone on the board gives! This is the internet.</p>
<p>Thanks everybody, for all the answers. The whole thing is SO LONG. x__x ...and due for some of the schools in just a few days.</p>