<p>My state deadline is March 10, which is one of the earlier state deadlines I believe. I filed for mine just last week, so I was about a month after the deadline. I applied to a community college so I take it I will probably dealing with their financial aid office.</p>
<p>I googled about late FAFSA submissions and saw that people have been able to get money even up to 7 months after filing. And I don't need a lot of money either. I believe the state minimum for Indiana per semester is 5.5k, so the minimum would do just fine for me (anticipating 3k in tuition and about 6-7k in room/board.)</p>
<p>Call your FA office in the morning and talk to them. Explain the situation. They’ll be able to tell you how much of a problem it will be. </p>
<p>People on CC are going to give you advice that is probably far less useful to your situation than the information – real information – you will get from talking to the school FA office. So call first thing tomorrow.</p>
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the web site seems pretty adamant that you must meet the march deadline to be eligible. So you may be out of luck for this year. You would need to check with your school to be sure. </p>
<p>Aid is based on your financial need (COA less EFC). For federal aid you should still get whatever you are eligible for based on your EFC.</p>
<p>Ok I haven’t talked to the financial aid office yet. But I want to think ahead here. If I don’t qualify for state aid, what do I do to check to see about federal aid? And then if I wanted to get another loan with the help of my parents, where would I begin for that?</p>
<p>Do you know what federal aid you’re eligible for? What is your EFC? It depends what type of federal aid you’re referring to, but federal aid doesn’t have deadlines like state aid does. Pell grants, ACG, and Stafford loans are not time sensitive awards. Campus based federal award money, such as FSEOG, Perkins loans, and federal work study, may be exhausted if you filed after the school’s priority filing deadline.</p>
<p>For Parent Plus loans, you would check your school’s website. If you’re referring to a private student loan, check with your school or bank…there are many financial institutions that offer them. Are your parent’s planning to pay any of your college expenses?</p>