<p>I am pretty confident that I will be eligible for the FAFSA and I was just wondering, is it for instate and out of state, or just instate?</p>
<p>FAFSA = Free Application for Federal Student aid. If you are a US Citizen, Permanent Resident or Eligible Non-citizen, you are eligible to file the FAFSA. The FAFSA does not give money. You file it with your parents, you get an EFC (expected family contribution), which will determine your eligibility for federal aid (Pell grant of ~5700 max with a 0 EFC, subsidized/unsubsidized direct loans, FWS, FSEPG, etc) Federal grants can be used at any school that accepts them. However, be aware that it will not even remotely make a dent in the cost of out of state tuition.</p>
<p>samantha…</p>
<p>I think you are misunderstanding.</p>
<p>You may find that your efc is low, but that doesnt mean that you will get more aid at a pricier out of state school. If you are looking at OOS publics, they arent going to give you more money for a low efc. They charge high oos rates for a reason…your family doesnt pay taxes in that state.</p>
<p>Most schools, public and private, do not have enough money to make schools affordable.</p>
<p>tell us more…what is your home state? what is your income? what schools are you looking at? how much can your family pay? what is your major/career goal? what are your stats?</p>
<p>also, sometimes fafsa is used to determine state aid…if so, that state aid is only for instate.</p>