<p>i have no idea what a stafford loan is, is it another name for the federal direct subsidized/unsubsidized loan, or this a different type of federal loan?
also my school didn't offer this to me in my financial aid report, does this mean i won't be able to get this type of loan for the upcoming year?</p>
<p>Same thing. Former name Stafford.</p>
<p>If your school didn’t offer it you can ask for it. Are you sure they didn’t give you grants instead of the loans? Even if they did and you need the loans to cover the parent portion you can contact the college fin aid office and put in the request and get it.</p>
<p>Does your school offers Federal Student Loans?</p>
<p>i received the federal direct sub/unsubsidized loans and grants</p>
<p>That’s the same thing. You can get $5.5K (Fr) /$6.5k (So) /$7.5k (Jr)/$7.5k (Sr) for your different years.</p>