<p>I've attended a private school for several years now, and I plan on switching to a community college for Spring Semester. I've yet to attain a degree in my first school ( it's a religious institution, and the degree awarded there is very limited in application) and I intend to begin a four-year program for a bachelors. (The community college will accept only a small amount of credits form my previous school). My question is: When I fill out my Fafsa form, am I considered a "4th year/senior" (as I would be in my current instution), or, seeing as I would be basically starting as a freshman with regard to the bachelors, am I "attended college before/1st year?"
thx</p>
<p>How many credits do you have and how many are required to graduate from the college you are currently attending?</p>
<p>Is this the first time you have filled the FAFSA?</p>
<p>I believe that at the end of this semster I will have 105 credits, with 150 being needed to graduate. (I use the term “graduate” loosely, since the purpose of this institution is more of scholarly pursuit than of attaining a degree and graduating.) I believe I can only transfer about 25 of those credits to the city college.
As for your second question, i have filled a fafsa once before.</p>
<p>[p.s. I said community colege in my initial pose, but its actually a city college.]</p>
<p>If you believe you will most likely be a freshman when you transfer, it is best to put your year in school as freshman/prior college. I say this because some schools package aid automatically based on the year in school the student reports. That can lead to being offered loans that are higher than you are eligible to receive (because there are limits based on your year in school as determined by the institution at which you receive the loans) … and you might end up having to pay money back if you are over awarded.</p>
<p>Will you receive a bachelors degree at your current school? If so, this is important … because you would not be eligible for Pell or SEOG for a second bachelors degree (and many schools do not give institutional grants to students who have a prior bachelors degree). It is really important to answer this question honestly.</p>
<p>Seeing how I will be transferring out of my current school before allocating the requisite amount of credits needed to receive a degree, I don’t believe I’ll be receiving a bachelors degree from them.</p>
<p>Have you borrowed for your current school? Remember that there are limits to how much you may borrow in Stafford loans as an undergraduate ($31,000 for dependent students; $57,500 for independent students).</p>