<p>Can I transfer to a 4 year college for the summer to be eligible to receive financial aid and then go back to my home university (without disenrolling from my current university)?</p>
<p>I didnot understand your question properly. If you want to go back to your home university, then why do you want to transfer? Is it that you want to transfer in summer if granted financial aid or else attend your current uni?</p>
<p>I attend an out of state university....when I go back to my hometown, I am not eligible for financial aid at any university because I will be considered a transient student. Is there a way to bypass this by declaring myself as a transfer for the summer instead of saying that I am a transient so that I can receive aid.</p>
<p>No, there is no way to bypass the financial aid rules. If you are transient, you are transient. Your home school would likely "disenroll" you once you requested the necessary transfer documents from them.</p>
<p>What you are suggesting is fraud.</p>
<p>oh ok...because I think the current system is not up to par...</p>
<p>Being an out of state student requires you to pay additional fees, right?
Then when going back my home state I am still not eligible for as because I am a transient...</p>
<p>I feel like I am getting screwed by the government...</p>
<p>you can certainly enroll in your home state university during the summer (you would need to check with your current school to see if the credits will transfer).</p>
<p>It seems like you are really concerned about financial aid -- you are limited to a certain amount of federal financial aid each year, no matter where or how many schools you attend. If you have used those funds at your out-of-state schools, there is no more money you have access to. If you use those funds during a summer semester (as a transfer) then those funds will not be available at your out-of-state school.</p>
<p>Institutional funding (money that comes from the school endowment) is used for students who plan to matriculate at that school -- which is why those funds are not available for transient students.</p>
<p>Federal and institutional funding is generally set up to assist you in paying for Fall and Spring semesters -- and summer is a good time to work and earn money.</p>
<p>If your out-of-state school is too expensive for you, you can always transfer to your home state school. Your family has been paying taxes in your home state and that is why the cost is less, they didn't pay any taxes to support that out-of-state school -- which is why you are paying additional tuition.</p>
<p>As hsm says - if you are getting federal aid at your school during the regular school year you will probably not be eligible for anymore during the summer anyway. If you were eligible for anything it would probably be loans.</p>
<p>I know my sister, who's at a CC, gets Stafford Loans to cover living expenses while she takes summer courses, as well as in the spring and fall. Maybe it's different for an independent student, though.</p>
<p>You can check into state scholarships that may be available to you, even though you will be a guest student at your state school (just make sure your current school will accept the credits - some schools must approve the course in advance if you want the credits to transfer). My state has a scholarship worth $1000/1000/2000 (year 1/year 2/year 3 in school) that can only be used in state. My D goes to school OOS. She considered taking a summer class at home, because it would have been paid for by the scholarship. Unfortunately, it requires certification the previous November at an instate school, so she missed out this year. Your state might have something similar you could take advantage of.</p>