I don't know about my eligibility for Federal Aid!!! Please help.

Applying to College
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<p>Hello everyone.
I am a Derivative Asylee from Nepal and I just moved to the U.S five months ago. I'm a junior in a New York City High school and am a straight A student. Paying for college is difficult for me because I don't have any savings and a job, although I'm planning to get one during the summer. Does anyone know if I am eligible for Federal Aid? Do I have any chances of getting into a good college?</p>

<p>I don't really have a good resume. These are my Junior year classes. </p>

<p>I have Trig honors.( I hope to get into calc BC next year)</p>

<p>I wanted to take AP Biology but instead they gave me Biology because it is mandatory in New York state.</p>

<p>I have Robotics.( It was our school's first time in First Robotics competition but we won the NYC regional and are going to St. Louis for the national)</p>

<p>US History</p>

<p>English (Because regents English is mandatory until you pass English Regents exam)</p>

<p>Art</p>

<p>Will these classes enable me to get into good colleges?</p>

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<p>Here is what the FAFSA website has to say about eligible noncitizens:</p>

<p>Generally, you are an eligible noncitizen if you are one of the following:</p>

<p>U.S. permanent resident, with a Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as an Alien Registration Receipt Card or “Green Card”)
Conditional permanent resident (I-551C)
Other eligible noncitizen with an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from the Department of Homeland Security showing any one of the following designations: “Refugee,” “Asylum Granted,” “Indefinite Parole,” “Humanitarian Parole,” or “Cuban-Haitian Entrant”
A citizen of the Republic of Palau (PW), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (MH), or the Federated States of Micronesia (FM).
You can receive federal student aid if you are an eligible noncitizen. You must enter your eight or nine digit Alien Registration Number (ARN) on the FAFSA.</p>

<p>You also should speak with your guidance counselor and find out if you are eligible for any aid from the State of New York.</p>

<p>Your classes are fine for getting into college somewhere. Talk with your counselor about your college goals. The people at your own high school probably are the ones who can give you the best advice about where you can expect to be admitted.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>