<p>Ok heres the thing. i just applied for the fafsa and will probably sign it tomorrow as i am waiting for my pin. Unfortunately, my schools priority deadline was on March 1 (I really dnt know how i lost track of things as i am i Junior and this has never happened). Does anybody know the consequences for missing this deadline. I have heard that it would result in losing pell grant, SEOG grant and the likes. However, what if the individual really needs these grants as has EFC (expected family contribution) is rather small, would there be a chance of still recieving these grants even tho he is "2 moths plus" late?</p>
<p>It won’t change the federal grants that you receive. It would effect any additional funding the college itself might provide. I don’t know the effect it would have on any state government grants in your state. (In my state, if you miss the deadline, there is no state funding available.)</p>
<p>If eligible, the student would still receive the Pell, and Stafford loans. By missing the deadline, there are other “first come, first serve” awards that are likely exhausted…like Perkins Loans. Many state grants are also deadline sensitive. Call the financial aid office and talk to them. They will tell you what your situation is.</p>
<p>SEOG is federal but is a campus-based award. For some schools, it’s definitely a “first come first served”. Thumper gave good advice, call your FA office on Monday and let them know that your FAFSA is filed.</p>
<p>It won’t affect entitlement federal aid such as the Pell grant or Stafford loans. It could certainly affect limited campus based federal aid such as the SEOG, Perkins loan, and Work Study. A school only gets $xxx for the campus based federal aid programs and once that $xxx is gone they have no more to award. (We filed about a week later than in previous years but within my daughter’s school’s priority date for returning students and she did not get the SEOG or WS as she had in prior years despite having a 0 EFC).</p>
<p>Also State deadlines for any state grants tend to be firm dates.</p>
<p>Most money, sometimes even federal money, is first-come, first-served. But if you get “stiffed,” it won’t hurt to appeal and try to pry some additional, deserved money out of the financial aid office.</p>
<p>To figure out your financial need - the amount your college bases it’s financial aid award decision on, you need your Estimated Family Contribution. You’ll receive that when you file the FAFSA.</p>
<p>Subtract your EFC from the college’s cost of attendance - one year’s tuition, room & board, travel, fees, etc. (on the school website most likely) and you’ll know your financial need.</p>
<p>Compare your award vs. how much need you’re showing, then contact the financial aid office to try to improve it!</p>
<p>Of course, it will help if you have a better excuse for being late than “Ooops, I forgot!”</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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<li>Andy Lockwood</li>
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<p>I’m confused. If you’re a junior, why are you filling out the FAFSA now?</p>
<p>I think the OP is a college junior and is filling out the FAFSA as a returning college student…is that right OP?</p>
<p>Why is the OP waiting for a PIN to file FAFSA? If they have filed before they should have a PIN already.</p>
<p>OK…I’m confused now too…OP…is this your first time filing a FAFSA? Are you a college junior? If so, if you filed a FAFSA in the past you use the SAME PIN. If not, yes you do need one…you do know your parents also need a PIN (unless you are an independent student). If you are a high school junior…it’s not yet time for you to file a FAFSA.</p>
<p>Please explain…one post…no responses…maybe not a real person?</p>