<p>Has anyone received their financial aid award packet yet? If so, do you mind commenting on it. We are anxiously awaiting this information to determine how feasible it is for D to attend. I know Seattle U had theirs online, but I think SFU sends the info through the mail.</p>
<p>momof3d, we haven’t received ours yet, either. I am waiting to hear as well, so that my son can make his decision. USF is his first choice college, but if the money isn’t there, he is out of luck.</p>
<p>My daughter is in a very similar situation. SFU was the first school she became really excited about after visiting. She will visit Seattle U in a few weeks, and their package was not great, but I think it is probably doable.</p>
<p>momof3d, do you live in California? We live in New York State. My son also applied and was accepted to San Francisco State University. SFSU is his second choice. That will cost about 30K a year nonresident tuition and room and board. Do you know anything about SFSU? We have visited there. The campus was not as nice as USF, but the price is appealing.</p>
<p>I wonder if USF is generous with aid. Do you know? I haven’t heard anything.</p>
<p>We live in Colorado. I don’t know too much about SFSU. I do know that my daughter did not apply there because her major (nursing) is an impacted major in California, so as I understand it she had no chance of being accepted into that major as an out of state student. I ended up calling USF today and they said the financial aid packets will go out in waves until the first week or so of April. Waiting is so fun.</p>
<p>I received a merit based aid letter today (do not know if this is the same packet you all were discussing), and they are willing to award me $9,000 per year. I really hope i can get some additional financial aid.</p>
<p>HI, I called USF yesterday and guess what??? They have selected my FAFSA for verification. Augh…I downloaded forms and faxed everything over, now I sit and wait. SFSU was grim…no aid at all, just what I figured. Hoping USF beats SFSU.</p>
<p>they keep sending all of these fluff packets and seems a waste of $ just want to know the bottom line to see if its viable every other place dd has been accepted has at least already advised the scholarship $
oh well</p>
<p>Is it USF that is sending your daughter the fluff packets? My son has received scholarships from all the other privates that he has been accepted to, but nothing at all, yet, from USF. USF hasn’t given us anything yet, except that we have been selected for verification. Thanks.</p>
<p>i haven’t received any financial aid either, but i’m hoping i get something good! it’s one of my top picks. hopefully it comes in the next week or so since april is just around the corner!</p>
<p>myjunkisyou, I hear you…waiting is a real pain. Why can’t these colleges just send these financial aid packages in a timely manner. I imagine many students wait to see the bottom line price before they decide. May 1st is right around the corner.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone with their financial aid packages!</p>
<p>Hey everyone,
I’m still anxiously awaiting my financial aid package as well. I also got the $9,000 academic merit award, I just hope I get more.</p>
<p>anyone has more information about financial aid</p>
<p>logged in to my son’s usf connect account and there it was NO financial aid at all. two loans that is it! USF is way too much $$. Guess I need to look at my other choices. :-(</p>
<p>Nick10, as soon as I read this I tried to look up my daughter’s financial aid info. I logged on, but could not find it. I wonder if they haven’t finished hers yet. Just in case, what link did you click on to find your sons? Thanks!</p>
<p>log on to usf connect and then financial aid.
mostly loans and scholarships. i’m disappointed</p>
<p>Log on to USFConnect, click on the “Student” tab, click on the “Student Self Service” button and go to the financial aid tab.</p>
<p>I got a fairly good amount, but I still come up $5,000 short of my need. Has anyone had experience with contesting the amount of aid?</p>
<p>hm i just checked my account and i have nothing so far. =(</p>
<p>Hi momof3d, Did you find it yet? Need to go to USF connect, student tab, financial aid and should/maybe there.</p>
<p>We are disappointed in this house. NO grants whatsoever. I guess USF feels that we can afford 50K+ a year. Someone in the financial aid office is on something. There is no way in heck we can afford that. For undergraduate, nonetheless! It’s not like I have over 5K a month just sitting around. My God, it is outrageous. </p>
<p>I think my son, fingers crossed, if accepted will go to an international university in Italy, spain or the UK. Much cheaper than USF, what a racket!</p>
<p>Loyalty253, is all your aid in loans? scholarships? USF, after our EFC, is short $23K! So 5K doesn’t sound too bad. Good luck to you.</p>