Got rejected why and what should I do

ameliab12
Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:42:44 +0000

I don’t think the Pell Grant will pay for as much as you think. The EFC for my brother, my sister, and me is 0, yet it doesn’t give you a full ride. My brother has done work study every semester at College Park and has gotten two other grants (including having half of his tuition paid by JHU) in order to not have to pay anything put of pocket. My sister is at a small art school in PA and also has half of her tuition paid by JHU, in addition to the same work study and EFC and resulting Pell Grant, but still has to take loans out.

The maximum Pell Grant for the 2011-2012 year was $5,550, which is definitely not enough to be a full ride anywhere.