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<p>I don’t think they “consider” the profiles. They get what you qualify for according to the government and then their offices disburse that after counseling with them.</p>
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You have a 0 EFC but got no grants? That is odd. You should get the maximum Pell with a 0 EFC. (assuming of course you are otherwise eligible for the Pell, don’t already have a bachelors degree etc).</p>
<p>FAFSA is used to determine what FEDERAL aid you qualify for…Pell grants, work study, subsidized loans.</p>
<p>Schools that use CSS Profile, use THAT info to determine what institutional aid they can give you and what they expect your family to contribute.</p>
<p>*We made just over $22k last year with two dependents and I have no EFC for a state school, but still get no grants.
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<p>mmzee…</p>
<p>You have been told SEVERAL times that because you have a bachelors degree, you WON’T qualify for grants/Pell. Those grants are for UNDERGRADS… YOU are supposed to pay for grad school.</p>
<p>Also…I don’t understand why your income is so low…You say that you have a good job and that your H is in the military. I would think that your total income would be more than that.</p>
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?? What? Of course schools that require the CSS profile (only about 300 schools in the country) consider it. That is how they determine how much institutional aid a student is eligible for.</p>
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Yes, that is absolutely true. A student that already has a bachelors degree is not eligible for the Pell grant. Doesn’t matter what your income is. The pell is not available to grad students.</p>
<p>"Also…I don’t understand why your income is so low…You say that you have a good job and that your H is in the military. I would think that your total income would be more than that. "</p>
<p>Jiminy cricket. I KNOW. I am not telling her that therefore, I should get a grant. ARGH. You seem to think I want to say that I should get grants, just like so and so who is in the exact same situation as me, whereas I am really just describing several situations I have had experience with. Please, stop telling me the same thing over and over again.</p>
<p>As for my career, it was interrupted by two children. So I haven’t had an income for the past three years, as I’ve stayed home. I’ve been working remotely with a start-up but virtually no funding due to the recession. I got my first new consultancy at the end of last year, not paid yet.</p>
<p>The military pays jack-all… in case you were wondering. 
My husband has a masters and two languages and he gets what I posted. Yep. On the post where we live, 90% of the families with small children are WIC-eligible and some single soldiers with kids qualify for other benefits, and many are below the poverty line (yes, you heard that right).</p>
<p>That would make your husband a E-2 with a Masters degree which makes no sense. It is true that many lower ranked military families are WIC eligible.</p>
<p>On the post where we live, 90% of the families with small children are WIC-eligible and some single soldiers with kids qualify for other benefits, and many are below the poverty line (yes, you heard that right). >></p>
<p>This is off topic, but that is because many states do not include housing allowances, BAH and combat/deployments pays for income limits if in military housing. They just use base pay. Untaxed base pay while deployed is also not included. Some of these aren’t included on the FAFSA either. Someone could be deployed an entire calendar year, receive base pay (without federal income tax taken out), BAH, seperation pay, BAS, hazardous duty pay and be able to show an income of $0 for state and federal aid.</p>
<p>An E2 with less than 2 years service made $1622/month in 2010. That is just under 20K. PLUS, if he is married, he receives BAH at the with dependants rate OR he lives in military housing and his BAH goes directly to the PPV company. He is not living off 20K and nothing else.</p>
<p>I’m not sure how your DH only made 22K unless he is brand new, but that is neither here nor there.</p>