financial aid

Paying for College
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<p>do most schools give grants to students from out of state? i’m interested in fairfield university but it’s a pricey school. i have a 4.0 gpa but my SAT scores are 560CR 590M and 670W and i was told that most schools were going to focus on CR and M for admissions. the problem with this is that i would not be in the running for scholarships there because most students who get it have 1250 CR and M combined and above. </p>

<p>also, is there any way to better your chances of qualifying for scholarships even though your scores are slightly below the average? for example, i’ve heard of people who arent satisfied with financial aid packages they recieve and are able to speak with the financial aid office, explain their case, and recieve more.</p>

<p>any help is appreciated.</p>

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<p>from Fairfield’s website:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.fairfield.edu/x3358.html[/url]”>http://www.fairfield.edu/x3358.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Eligibility for financial aid is based primarily on financial need. The University uses the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for ALL students and the College Scholarship Service PROFILE Form to determine initial financial aid eligibility. These forms take into account the income and assets of parents and the student, the number of dependents in the family, and the number of siblings attending college. The code number for Fairfield University required on the FAFSA form is 001385. The code number for Fairfield University required on the PROFILE form is 3390.</p>

<p>The school’s listing of financial aid</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.fairfield.edu/x3373.html[/url]”>http://www.fairfield.edu/x3373.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Fairfeild is not a public university, so your being out of state only means that you are not eligible for the financial aid programs for CT residents.</p>

<p>Need-based awards are made after a thorough analysis of a family’s ability to pay and they may vary from year to year according to the student’s need and the availability of funds. A student’s need is the difference between the total cost of education and the family’s expected family contribution (EFC), determined by the FAFSA. The University invests a substantial portion of its own resources for student aid,*** but is unable to meet the full demonstrated need of all students.***</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.fairfield.edu/x3391.html[/url]”>http://www.fairfield.edu/x3391.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Since Fairfeild is not goign to be able to meet % of your demonstrated need, know off the bat that there is going to be a gap. The conversation is now going to be how to fill the gap. in other words no free rides from fairfield.</p>

<p>You know that need based financial aid is based on the follwoing premise:</p>

<p>Cost of attendance - expected family contribution (parent and student) = demonstrated need.</p>

<p>You demonstrated need will be met as follows:</p>

<p>Work study: Between $1000 and 1500
subsidized stafford loan $2625
some grant aid</p>

<p>I sent you a PM</p>