<p>Wow, I'm a transfer student taking 18 credits this semester and everything had been going crazy for me. I've prepared well for my transfer materials, from my essays to my ECs. My grades in college had been great overall.</p>
<p>I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THE FAFSA DEADLINE THOUGH!!</p>
<p>It's crazy but I thought it was different since I am a transfer student.</p>
<p>Now all my hopes of transferring had been crushed. I feel so unmotivated and felt that all my hard work had been nothing.</p>
<p>How important is the FAFSA deadline? How much will it effect me? I know I should call the school but I already did and they didn't give out much information.</p>
<p>Anyone been through the same thing?</p>
<p>And lastly, can anyone tell me any schools with a FAFSA deadline that have no passed yet? I still applied to all my schools but I need some backups because I don't want to drop out of college just because I can't pay my tuition bilsl.</p>
<p>We don’t know how important the FAFSA deadlines are at your schools. That said, transfer students often don’t get great aid.</p>
<p>What schools did you apply to? What is your EFC?</p>
<p>Are any of your schools instate publics? Does your state have “state aid”? Do you qualify for that?</p>
<p>What about CSS Profile? Often the schools that do give good aid to transfers require CSS as well.</p>
<p>If you are looking for the Direct Loan, and/or the Pell grant, you haven’t missed a deadline. </p>
<p>If you were hoping for institutional aid based on your FAFSA, you need to contact the school(s)…and submit that FAFSA today.</p>
<p>My schools are basically state schools, which is why I am concerned. I know that some of the guaranteed grants my state offers might still be there though, since I had a friend who submitted it late last year and got it…but then again, he was a incoming freshmen. </p>
<p>I applied to mostly reputable private institution, schools that are relatively high in USNews, so I hope that they have enough aids left behind.</p>
<p>I’m just worried because I applied to some state schools outside of my state, such as SUNY, and I don’t know if they have enough money left since NY residents who filed their FAFSA early might benefit more from it.</p>
<p>I applied to mostly reputable private institution, schools that are relatively high in USNews, so I hope that they have enough aids left behind</p>
<p>??? Which private schools? Schools that are high in USNews usually require CSS Profile.</p>
<p>Which OOS publics did you apply to? Even if you had submitted FA apps early to those schools, you wouldn’t likely get much from those as an OOS student and a transfer student. OOS students, especially transfers, usually get lousy aid pkgs regardless of when they submit.</p>
<p>Did you use the NPCs on these schools’ websites???</p>
<p>Just to see what SUNY Bing would give an OOS transfer student who submitted FAFSA on time…with an EFC of 1001…this is the NPC results:</p>
<p>Estimated tuition and fees: +$15,291
Cost Paid Directly to*Binghamton University $15,291
Estimated room and board: +$11,246
Estimated books and supplies: +$1,000
Estimated personal expenses: +$750
Estimated transportation: +$250
Estimated total cost of attendance: $28,537</p>
<p>Estimated grants and scholarships: -$4,648
Estimated Net Price: $23,889 (Price of attendance minus grant aid) *</p>
<p>Estimated loans: -$8,956
Estimated work-study award if eligible: -$1,728
Estimated out-of-pocket cost: $13,205 (Net price minus loans and work-study)</p>
<p>so, even with a very low EFC (1001), you’d be expected to pay over $13k (plus about $9k in loans)</p>
<p>^ Holy crap, I’ve never heard of NPC. I guess I’ve been out of the ball park for a while. 
Is this program accurate? I’m talking about schools such as UWashington, Pepperdine, Tulane, BU, UConn, Clemson.</p>
<p>NPCs can be quite accurate for those with simple finances (no businesses, no second homes, etc). Each school is required to have a NPC on its website.</p>
<p>Which public are you instate for? I doubt any of those OOS publics will give you much other than small amounts of federal aid. </p>
<p>Tulane, BU, and Pepperdine are privates, but I don’t know how they are with tranfer aid. Use their NPCs and find out. net price calculator…found on each schools’ website.</p>
<p>I hope you end up with an affordable school. It doesn’t sound like you were advised very well. Is there a local state school that you can quickly apply to and commute from home?</p>
<p>Are you at a CC? If you’re currently at a 4 year college, don’t cut ties with that school. That may be your only affordable choice.</p>
<p>^ Thanks for the insights! Is there any school that might offer a good financial aid package for transfer students? I actually know someone who got an awesome financial aid package from BU as a transfer student, but he are from Boston.</p>
<p>What state are you in?</p>
<p>Since that person you know lives in Boston, his aid may have been “awesome” because he may not need to pay for room and board. BU isn’t known for great aid for transfers.</p>
<p>Have you tried their NPC? </p>
<p>Does BU require CSS Profile?? If so, did you do it?</p>
<p>What is your FAFSA EFC?</p>
<p>I live in MA but not Boston</p>
<p>More specifically, Worchester! :)</p>
<p>My FAFSA EFC IS 0. I don’t know, I heard he’s living in dorm right now but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>Did you complete CSS Profile for BU or other schools that might require?</p>
<p>What MA publics did you apply to?</p>
<p>What aid do you get at your current school? Do you commute or do you dorm?</p>
<p>What is your major?</p>
<p>I applied to Amherst and Lowell.</p>
<p>Majoring in economics/business</p>
<p>Submitted Amherst FAFSA 5 days after deadline. :(</p>
<p>I applied to Bridgewater and Framingham last year and got a pretty good aid from them. Only have to pay $1.5k OOP and $3k loan…</p>
<p>I would recommend that you remove SUNY, UConn, Clemson and UWashington from your list. They are all OOS schools. With an EFC of $1001, the amount Of federal aid that you will receive in Pell and Loans will not be enough to make any of these schools financially feasible options for you. Remember that the goal of a public school is to provide an affordable education for their taxpayer base. OOS students pay significantly more.</p>