Financial Aid

Paying for College
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Hey guys,

So I was just wondering about financial aid. My parents make a good amount (200k+), so I was wondering if there would be any possibility for need aid, or should I just pretty much not pursue need-aid because it’s not worth the effort?

Thanks

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You are unlikely to receive need based aid from any school with that level of family income. Your time might be better spent looking for merit aid, talent awards, schools with lots of co-op or internship opportunities.

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  1. apply for fafsa. You may need the federal loans.
  2. check the nwon’t apply for financial aid ’ box on your application except for hyp.
  3. look for merit opportunities very quickly. I believe you have a week max to get your application in, and many deadlines have passed already. Start with u Alabama honors.
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Did you apply ED to Penn? If so, did you complete the financial aid application forms?

What have your parents told you about college and paying for it? You have several other threads looking for schools with business or engineering or “premed” that give merit aid. Did you apply to any schools that give merit aid?

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From another thread, it appears that the OP will be premed and parents will pay for undergrad, but the student would like to save parents money for professional school.

If that’s the case, then quickly apply to Alabama or similar. Alabama will give you huge merit for NMF. Your parents will have to pay extremely little for college leaving your college money for med school.

The app is super easy, takes like 5 minutes. No essays, no LORs.