Could I get the aid? Please help!

hsmomstef
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:49:25 +0000

summer classes don’t always come under the previous year – it depends on the school! you need to check this out. Where I live, the local community college counts the summer as part of the previous school year (this summer would be in the FAFSA 2007-2008) while the university counts the summer as part of the upcoming year (FAFSA 2008-2009).

you cannot receive FA money from two different schools within the same school year (at least I have been told that it can only be done with the schools communicating and one being the primary or something).

another thing to keep in mind – you do have limited federal grant and loan eligibility, so if you use some of those federal funds for summer classes then yes, those would no longer be available for you to use at UCSD.

I would be very, very careful about taking summer classes at a PCC and trying to access financial aid for those classes – talk with both schools (admissions and financial aid departments) and make sure it is kosher with everyone. More than likely, it will not work out.