<p>I was interested in taking concurrent enrollment courses (classes after school at my local college) while still in high school, considering that my senior year courses have been pretty light and its a good way to get some of the courses for my minor out of the way. The thing is the total cost of the courses that I wanted to take, came out to about $1000+ (its just 3 classes: into to political science, humanities & federal Gov.). I was told to fill out a FAFSA to get financial aid, I received an email saying that it had been processed and that my EFC was 00000, so that I was eligible to receive the maximum amount of Federal Grants (correct me if I'm wrong), BUT when I went to the Universities Financial Aid office, they told me that I was not eligible for any Aid because I technically do not have a High School Diploma or GED (I will graduate in May). So basically my question is, how can I go about getting some type of aid or loan, I will be turning 18 in about a week, and I'm kind of in a jam because I don't have the cash right now to pay for the classes which start in 1 week. Any help would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>There isn’t aid for those still in high school.</p>
<p>No Federal financial aid is going to be available to you. [Basic</a> Eligibility Criteria | Federal Student Aid](<a href=“http://studentaid.ed.gov/eligibility/basic-criteria]Basic”>http://studentaid.ed.gov/eligibility/basic-criteria)</p>
<p>In my state, kids doing concurrent enrollment can get a state tuition waiver for 3-6 credit hours. But any other costs are paid by the student.</p>
<p>You cannot get federally funded need based aid for courses to satisfy high school graduation requirements. In addition, you MUST be a matriculated student in the college to be eligible for federally funded need based aid.</p>
<p>I would suggest you talk to your high school guidance counselor. Some schools have relationships with colleges to provide these college level courses to satisfy high school grad requirements. See what they say.</p>