<p>I met the requirements for the ACG Grant but I did not receive one because it doesn't show up on my financial aid package. My need has not been met so how come I wasn't awarded one? Should I make a phone call?</p>
<p>The ACG cannot technically be awarded until you graduate and they get your final transcript to prove that you had a rigorous curriculum or honors diploma. </p>
<p>Some schools listed it on my award with an asterisk to show that it was pending. The school I will be attending did not include it on the FA award and when I called they told me I would get a revised award in June after the transcript comes in.</p>
<p>You can call to verify, but thats probably what they’ll tell you.</p>
<p>Oh ok I see. Yeah my friend told me he had an ACG Grant in his financial aid package but he didn’t say whether it had an asterisk or not.</p>
<p>All ACG’s are “pending” if they are on your financial aid letter now. That is because the regulations require a final high school transcript with proof of graduation. If you do not provide it, your award will be canceled. Also, you must meet the requirements for classes - many students who think they do actually do not. </p>
<p>This year, students had to take at least 12 credits & had to be U.S. citizens to receive ACG. That is actually changing for 2009-10. ACG will pro-rate depending on number of credits (but at least half time is required) & all students eligible for federal aid can also be considered for ACG. Another thing to remember: ACG is only for Pell eligible students. If you are verified & your EFC changes so that you are no longer eligible for a Pell, you also lose the ACG.</p>
<p>Another ACG fact that is new for 2009-10: If you have a ton of AP credits & get sophomore standing when you begin college, you ay not ever be eligible for an ACG award. This is because ACG is Year 1 (freshman) and Year 2 (sophomore). If you begin as a sophomore, you will never get Year 1. And to get Year 2, you must have at least a 3.0 at the end of Year 1. Since you have no grades for Year 1, you will will not get Year 2 … unless you transferred in some dual-degree grades & had at least a 3.0. And you can’t qualify for Year 2 using grades that were earned during Year 2 (they have to be from BEFORE Year 2).</p>