<p>how much can i get from the pell grant with and EFC of 1500 ? also would it hurt my pell grant if i got a job at a fast food place and saved 2k at the max for college ? thank you your help is appreciated</p>
<p>Earning up to about $6k will not hurt your EFC…however, saving any money in YOUR acct will. If your parents don’t have much in savings, then have THEM save your money in their acct. </p>
<p>With an EFC of 1500, I think you’ll get about 4000 in Pell…but I can’t look up the chart right now.</p>
<p>“I have a 2.92 GPA and a 19 on my ACT what are my chances [at Syracuse] if i raise it to a 21 and apply early decision .I know it will be a reach but do i have a chance also, what about WVU as is”</p>
<p>I don’t think Syracuse promises to “meed need” so even if you got accepted, you’d likely be gapped. And, since your parents can’t co-sign loans, the school would likely be unaffordable.</p>
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I’d take the job. Sounds like you could use a little training in self-sufficiency and independence.</p>
<p>yeah thanks guys i have a question when i said welfare i meant my mom is on disability they are similar will it affect me in anyway ?</p>
<p>Yeah, Medwell, stop driving your government-subsidized car on government-subsidized roads, quit using the government-subsidized Internet and how dare you attend a government-subsidized university. Damn government welfare handouts.</p>
<p>Sounds like you could use a little training in self-sufficiency and independence.</p>
<p>^ My criticism was not aimed at government programs in general, but rather the lazy and entitled attitude displayed in the OP. </p>
<p>Welfare programs are supposed to be for those who cannot work for themselves. Clearly, the OP has an opportunity to do so, yet he seems perfectly OK with choosing not to, sitting back, and letting the government benefits roll in instead. That is the very definition of a free-loader. My criticism of free-loaders does not mean I must abstain from using anything the government has been involved in, especially when they have monopolized a product and I have no choice (i.e. roads, internet, etc.). I haven’t taken more than a couple days’ vacation in years, and I pay a LOT of taxes to contribute to those things.</p>
<p>I, too, have some issues with so many kids who have no money saved, do not mention the possibility of working, have never worked and want to know how to pay for college. However, in many cases, the question a poster is asking is relevant in terms of working and saving. It someone is on the brink of getting aid, and passes that threshhold due to earnings or savings, it is truly unfortunate. In the case of those who are eligible for the PELL it is a ridiculous situation that 20% on any assets that the student is the hit the student takes on the Pell. ALso 1/2 of any income over $6K on the part of the student is taken into account in the EFC. </p>
<p>To the OP: you certainly can apply to schools like Syracuse and where ever else that interests you, but research the schools and see what the odds are that you will get the aid needed to attend. I don’t think Syracuse meets full need for very many of the students who go there. Probably even fewer for those accepted but didn’t go there. So you need to have some back up schools. Actually, your main school should be one that you know you can afford and that you know will take you. </p>
<p>If WV is your home state, make sure you are set to get the Promise or whatever that state grant program is for college bound students. If you are a NY resident, look into TAP and other NY programs for those with low income families . THere is a program called HEOP that is defineitely one to research if you are a New Yorker. The same goes for whatever state in which you live.</p>
<p>WV is not the OP’s home state. He lives in Ohio, but believes that his major will get him instate rates at WVU. That may be so, but that won’t allow him to get any WV state aid that is available to WV resident students. </p>
<p>If I remember correctly, the OP’s family is low/lowish income and can’t co-sign any loans because of co-signed loans in arrears from a sibling.</p>