<p>Hello everybody, I have question. </p>
<p>I am a student at a community college.(LaGuardia in NY, CUNY). I applied to transfer to City College for this fall, and got accepted. However, I changed my mind and decided to stay here this Fall and Graduate. But, when I filled my TAP application, I put City College as my college. Now, I see that I have no pending financial aid, which means that I should pay by myself. Last year, all my tuition was covered by financial aid, and nothing significant changed in my FAFSA and TAP forms. Last night, I checked TAP, and changed City College with LaGuardia. But, the deadline for payment is tomorrow. </p>
<p>Do you think the college entry mistake at Tap form is the reason, and should I wait to see if they will cover my tuition again? I am afraid that my classes would be dropped or something. (Also, I got a $1,000 during the Spring term, which, as I see now is applied to my tuition. I expected that the tuition would be covered, and I get extra $1,000) </p>
<p>Thanks for help!</p>
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Ask the school if you should pay now or wait for financial aid. Tell them that you just changed the school in your TAP to LaGuardia.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. </p>
<p>This is what happened: Today I paid $800 due. They told me that I would get $1,200 from TAP at the end of the semester. </p>
<p>It is strange. I got a scholarship of $1,000 in April. I thought I would get a check. Instead, it amounted to the tuition bill. Also, I got a ‘Miscellaneous scholarship’ of $500 for which I didn’t apply. The deduction just appeared at my account. Last year, all my tuition expenses were covered, and in addition I received extra money from TAP. This year, when nothing significantly changed in my and my parents earnings, and when I got this scholarship, I actually pay more. </p>
<p>Could it be that it all cam from the TAP application mistake?</p>
<p>You cannot receive TAP for more than tuition. </p>
<p>For example:
Your tuition is $2000</p>
<p>You have an estimated TAP award of $2000
You receive a LaGuardia Foundation Scholarship of $1000 which is applied to your tuition.
the maximum tap you will receive is $1000 to cover the balance of your tuition</p>
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<p>Also see this pg 15-21</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/cunysam/SAM%202011-12/SAM15%202011.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/cunysam/SAM%202011-12/SAM15%202011.pdf</a></p>
<p>Laguardia Foundation Scholarship</p>
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<p>Okay. I was wrong. I didn’t mean check from TAP, but from Federal Pell Grant, which I didn’t receive this year.</p>