Advice for USD financial aid (transfer student)

mom2collegekids
Sat, 05 Dec 2015 21:29:19 +0000

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Count on getting zero in outside scholarships.
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I agree. Both of my kids were top students and only one got an outside scholarship as a current student. It was a ONE time award for $2000…not enough to make a dent in the shortfall you’d have.

But, again, the bigger problem is that you only have 3 semesters left for Cal Grant. That is a BIG problem. Finish at San Marco. Take out the student loan for San Marco and get a better car. It sounds like you’re either a junior or sophomore. You’d get 6500-7500…use that to buy a more reliable car. Have someone who “knows cars” find you a reliable Japanese or similar car…or a Ford.