<p>I'd like to know, how do/did you afford to live on campus? Can I use financial aid to go towards residence hall fees?</p>
<p>Thanks,
~ Andy</p>
<p>My school applied financial aid towards my housing and tuition fees, and then whatever amount was left over after financial aid was disbursed, I paid using the funds from my checking account (which were originally from my savings account).</p>
<p>Yep. Generally, my grants almost cover all of tuition, so i normally use student loans for the rest.</p>
<p>i rob banks.</p>
<p>no my grans and stuff goes towards housing</p>
<p>Yes, grants and scholarships can cover your tuition. Although, there can be some stipulations that you’ll need to look into. Loans can cover it, too; just try to get free money first.</p>
<p>My mom decided to move last minute, so I didn’t account for housing and food. Right now I’m doing a payment plan, but I’m filing for some loans to cover those expenses.</p>
<p>I can imagine you guys get no refunds from financial aid living on campus like you would when you commute to school?</p>
<p>Right now, Pell Grant and TAP maximum combined is $4,469 per semester, which I qualify for. I’m going to a CC that costs a total of $2,120 with tuition and fees, so I get refunded the rest. I’m guessing if I go live in college, I will no longer get any refund because every penny I get would go to tuition/fees, room & board. I already get the maximum amount of aid. Let’s say for a 19k a year college like SUNY-UA or SUNY-UB which I want to transfer to, Pell and TAP would cover about 9k. So then the rest of 10k, how the hell does one come up with that without taking out loans?</p>
<p>Is there an easier way to get scholarships other than those websites like fastweb, etc?</p>
<p>Well, that’s why people work and take out loans, although some 4 year colleges have their own grant fund. At my school, if you’re in state and on pell grant, they cover the cost difference. Around here though, most don’t stay in the dorms after the 1st year. You can save thousands with a two bedroom apartment compared to the outrageously expensive dorms and cafeteria food.</p>
<p>Kel, I think that’s kind of the rub with transferring in without having any scholarships. So, see if you can get some scholarships while you’re in CC (that also transfer over) before you transfer to off-set the costs. I didn’t end up doing this and am of course taking out loans for all the expenses not covered (I don’t qualify for pell grant, just loans). If you qualify for a pell grant, they would also at a four year probably offer you a work study. I don’t know anything about that, my girlfriend has one. But yeah…one thing’s for sure. Loans or a job, if you don’t get enough scholarships.</p>
<p>The best way to get scholarships is to find the ones offered by your school. I’ve never gotten anything from FastWeb. :/</p>
<p>I have a grant that covers almost all of my tuition, so paying for housing isn’t really a problem for me/my family.</p>