Still waiting for financial aid

<p>my EFC was around 20k</p>

<p>cboryca22, r u saying ur efc was 20k and u got 24k grant????? If so, that is pretty amazing!</p>

<p>I am extremely nervous about my financial aid package from USC. as most of u from this thread, i only sent in the missing document last week. and it is under review. my EFC is only 3k yet i get only 5k (including loan) from BU's cheap financial aid package. BU lost me and my other only hope is USC. If i am going to move from east to west coast. i definitely need a lot of financial aid.</p>

<p>I found my financial package to correlate more w/ the profile's data than w/ the efc from the fafsa, which was unfortunate.</p>

<p>teal, when did you receive your financial aid?</p>

<p>1st week of April. Oasis first. Then got a letter in the mail.</p>

<p>I turned in all my forms early. And faxed whenver i could</p>

<p>teal, thanks very much, I just mailed in my actual 2004 tax returns and schedules last week. </p>

<p>Have most people found out their financial info yet?</p>

<p>I haven't.</p>

<p>teal, after u saw ur status on oasis, how long was it until the mail came also?</p>

<p>wat happens if we don't hear from financial aid until aFTEr the reply deadline?</p>

<p>teal, after u saw ur status on oasis, how long was it until the mail came also?</p>

<p>I believe it was 1-2 weeks; sorry i can't be more specific</p>

<p>Note: Many of my items were faxed instead of mailed. I think.. if you fax, they will get the documents faster..</p>

<p>And polarbear, you should definitely call them and see what they have to say so you can make your decision</p>

<p>... STILL haven't gotten any fin. aid notice. Nada, nothing. AT. ALL. And I really need to know about how much 'SC will give me... because I have a big feeling that I won't be able to come this fall because it'll be too expensive. :(</p>

<p>Come on 'SC! Did you lose my fin. aid crap in the mail or something?</p>

<p>PEALS-05, I'm in the exact same position as you are now too! I hope it comes soon.</p>

<p>Tell me (post on this thread) when you find out! I will too.</p>

<p>I'll console you (with motivational words) if it's not good news... hopefully I'll have someone to make me feel better too... I've already cried about the lousy fin. aid I might be getting from 'SC-- it's my dream school but its sooo damn expensive, and all my other expensive schools have given me zip. It's two weeks into April so I NEED to know NOW what 'SC can offer me.</p>

<p>:(</p>

<p>Best wishes Rose :)!</p>

<p>well i got a financial aid letter today. my fafsa EFC was $0. USC offered me a 26K grant and a pell grant of 3000 anf a seog grant of 1000 which makes a total grant $30,000. qualify for 2,500 workstudy 2500 perkins and 2500 stafford. its a gr8 aid package but still have a hard time deciding cuz ucsd is offering me a 13k grant.and ut austins aid package is still pending</p>

<p>USC financial aid office keeps asking me for more documents. is that a good or bad sign? my EFC is around $3k. will i have any chance of getting even a "reasonable" amount of aid this late now?</p>

<p>Let me just make sure...to apply for USC's financial aid, we need to submit a CSS profile, FAFSA, parents' 2004 taxes (Form 1040 and the included schedules), and student non-filing statement right? Anything else that I'm supposed to fax in?</p>

<p>I'm asking this because when I log in to My Information Gateway, it says:</p>

<p>Required (documents and information you need to submit)
Business Supplement Form, Parent<br>
Parent Corp/Partnership Tax Return </p>

<p>But under 'Date Requested,' it's blank.</p>

<p>I think you need to send those documents in. I hope we still have a chance of getting a "reasonable" amount of aid - I haven't gotten anything either.</p>

<p>My status changed today to:</p>

<pre><code>* Financial Aid Eligibility - Not Completed
* Application for Financial Aid - Monitor your status at My Financial Aid and My Documents.
</code></pre>

<p>(the Application for Financial Aid section changed)...I guess that means they're working on it :)</p>