<p>I was wondering what type of financial aid I should expect to see from PSU. I have a family of six people. I have a twin brother also attending college this upcoming year. My dad is unemployed right now as work is slow. My EFC on FAFSA was in the 6000-7000 range. I don't want to be too specific. I know PSU is a huge school and therefore doesn't give huge amounts of aid, but I was wondering what range of money I could get from them basing off those of you familiar with the PSU aid. I am an in-state student.</p>
<p>I was wondering the same…my EFC was a little less than 3000 and I’m wondering how much aid I can expect to receive from a big school like PSU.</p>
<p>It will really matter on what college you are entering. Unless your GPA and SAT are above avg and/or in the SHC don’t expect much (I know some people that received 0). Some schools and depts will offer some money but that will range.</p>
<p>I don’t mean merit scholarships, I’m talking about need-based aid. Based on FAFSA government grants and aid.</p>
<p>unless your EFC is around 0 you wont get much besides qualifying for the federal loans.</p>
<p>hahahah I’m going to be in debt up to my neck for the next 15 years.</p>
<p>Lol dont expect much aid at ALL…I had an EFC of 2k? coming in and I still had I think 8-10k out of pocket (or at least was expected to.) Of course once I was up here I got all squared away and got the AID I needed (AKA financial aid office everyday for 2 weeks straight.) I also had some bad circumstances so I got more AID.</p>
<p>In general Penn State seems to give you more AID after you’ve been here for at least a year ;).</p>
<p>Im in the college of engineering for ref.</p>
<p>My EFC has always been below $500, and I had to pay 8-10k out of pocket every semester. It sucks.</p>