when should i start applying for financial aid and how much could i get

Paying for College
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<p>I'm an incoming high school senior who really wants to go to a state university after high school. the particular universities i am applying to are some of the cheapest in my state of Texas. the schools i am applying to are Sam Houston state,Angelo state,Stephen F.Austin state, and a couple of others. my gpa is a 2.763 and my sat is a 1200/2400. i am going to retake the sat in October and i will be taking the act in September. i could raise it up to a 3.0 before December. I was thinking off applying when school starts but when do you guys think its the best time. </p>

<p>i want to be the first in my family to a university. i live with my dad alone in Texas. i am taking a 3 ap classes this year</p>

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<p>i am in the national art honor society,i already have my certificate. i am the first person in my family to be born in america. i am a track athlete. my family is from Somalia a third world country. i will be taking ap computer science, ap goverment/econ,advanced anatomy/physiology, and i will also be taking dual credit english. </p>

<p>how much financial aid do you think i could get.</p>

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<p>Have you filled out your FAFSA yet? You can fill out your FAFSA now btw: <a href=“https://fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm”>https://fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Also plug it the required numbers to figure out your possible net price for all the schools on your list: <a href=“http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/apps/CollegeMoney/”>http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/apps/CollegeMoney/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It is too early to fill out the FAFSA for the 2014-15 school year. It will be available in Jan 2, 2015.</p>

<p>When you fill out your application to the college, make your you check that you are applying for financial aid. Follow the instruction for applying on each college website. </p>

<p>For Federal aid, it is going to depend on your family income and assets if you get a Pell Grant or not. Everyone is allowed a Student Loan for up to 5,500. You can get an estimate from the government site here, called FAFSA4caster I can’t make the link work, google it or search from here
<a href=“https://fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm”>https://fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Sometimes you get aid from your state or college, it depends. Also you can apply for any outside or private scholarships you can find. Sometimes you high school will have information on that.</p>

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<p>have your dad fill out the NPC on the school’s website. FA is based on income, not your stats. </p>

<p>Merit awards are based on stats. I dont think yours are high enough for merit.</p>