<p>what's like the average fin. aid package for a penn stater? (uni park)</p>
<p>i heard not a lot lol</p>
<p>Probably a lot of loans if anything lol it is a public university</p>
<p>Should you apply for grants and loans before or after you get your financial aid package from Penn State?</p>
<p>To apply for grants/loans, you need to complete the FAFSA, which you should have already done at this point. PSU won’t be able to send your aid report (unless you have top-notch stats that qualify you for merit aid) until you’ve done that, because they can’t evaluate your eligibility for need-based aid until they receive your FAFSA info. </p>
<p>But as others have said, for most students, the aid consists mainly of loans. When you go for your campus visits, the financial aid staff will tell you that.</p>