ISFAA questions

batdoi · 11-01-2008, 05:23 AM

I'm starting to fill out the ISFAA. Here are some questions:

Section A. Part #10: List below the names of the colleges and universities to which you are applying:
Is this question optional? Any suggestions on filling in this part, for example if I send this form to St. Olaf, and I enter Harvard (just kidding) will St. Olaf think I'm considering them my safety?

Section C. Part 21: How will you pay for your transportation to the US: what should I put? Will "aid from college" do me any harm?

kolobochka · 01-02-2012, 03:31 PM

Bump. Same questions
Also, are my parents considered dependent "on parents' income". Technically that is correct...

b@r!um · 01-02-2012, 04:41 PM

You don't need to tell them which other colleges you are applying to. If aid from the college is the only way for you to pay for transportation to the US, then yes, that's what you should say. However, you should be aware that not all colleges will do that. And finally, yes, your parents are considered dependent on their income, if this is the question you are referring to: "How many people, including yourself, depend on the income of your parents for daily living expenses?"

Dima4ka · 10-18-2012, 01:14 PM

Hi!
We have a special situation while filling in ISFAA: calculating its capacity to pay a part of educational cost the parents consider the additional income, which is planned to be received next year from mothers to work out of leave to care for a younger child. We are not able to pay full educational cost, and to pay at least 30% of the cost, mother plans to go to work again. How does college treat it? Will this planned income be taken into account or not? How should we reflect this in ISFAA?

b@r!um · 10-20-2012, 09:55 PM

Colleges cannot take future income into account. For visa purposes, they'll have to certify to the government that you have enough money in the bank *right now* (when they issue your visa documents) to meet your family contribution for the full academic year ahead.

abhikiko · 11-08-2012, 08:47 PM

What exactly should I fill in section G of ISFAA?

b@r!um · 11-08-2012, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Use this space to explain any unusual expenses, other debts, or special circumstances that the institution should consider when it is deciding how much financial aid, if any, you will receive. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary.

If you don't have anything to explain, just leave the section blank.

lili4ka · 12-24-2012, 05:25 AM

Sorry for stupid question, but should I print and fill out the form by hand?

happymomof1 · 12-24-2012, 04:46 PM

It is ok to print it out and complete it by hand.