<p>I have no idea about financial aid.</p>
<p>However, I'm in a desperate need some extra aid in college tuitions.</p>
<p>Where should I start?</p>
<p>What should I research?</p>
<p>Can someone guide me through this please?</p>
<p>Click the Paying for College button on the left hand side.</p>
<p>Go to here <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/parents/pay/%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeboard.com/parents/pay/</a></p>
<p>Go to the FA website of the schools you are considering applying to and read their requirements.</p>
<p>Read some of the recent threads here on topics that seem applicable to you. use the Search function.</p>
<p>Become familiar with what FAFSA and Profile are.</p>
<p>Become familiar with need based vs. merit based aid. Understand whether or not you will be eligible for either or both.</p>
<p>Read How to Pay for College Without Going Broke.</p>
<p>Dadx4 gives good advice. </p>
<p>I, too, recommend Paying for College Without Going Broke by Kalman Chany. The 2008 edition comes out in a few weeks.</p>
<p>I would also suggest that you use one of the online EFC calculators (finaid.com has a good one) to see what kind of need based aid your family might receive.</p>
<p>Need based aid and merit based aid are very different. Know what the difference is and which you are more likely to get.</p>
<p>Like the others above, I agree that "Paying for College without Going Broke" is a good way to start.</p>
<p>As for applying for grants/scholarships, you can always check out <a href="http://www.fastweb.com%5B/url%5D">www.fastweb.com</a> or <a href="http://www.edfund.org%5B/url%5D">www.edfund.org</a>. Fastweb gives students the opportunity to apply for scholarships that best demonstrate their strengths. </p>
<p>Familiarize yourself with your family's tax forms: depending on your situation (household income, multiple people in your family attending college, and other factors) you could qualify for need-based aid (research for more information).</p>
<p>thanx for the info. one more question,
I'm international. Any chance of me getting a good financial aid?</p>
<p>Check out sticky topic number 2, " IMPORTANT: international student aid."</p>
<p>thanx for the info. one more question,
I'm international. Any chance of me getting a good financial aid?</p>
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<p>it depends much on your stats. u can get merit based scholarships at many universities, and also some need-based aid on some private universities (like liberal arts college's). aid is kinda limited to int'l students</p>