<p>I was previously on financial aid suspension.This passing semester I have brought my financial aid elgibility to probation.The commitee has approved my appeal.</p>
<p>I have filled out my FAFSA today.</p>
<p>Can I get aid for this spring semester?</p>
<p>Is it too late to get aid for this spring semester?</p>
<p>How long would it take for my school to receive my FAFSA application?</p>
<p>You can get aid for the spring semester, but you may only be eligible for loans. The school may have already maxed out its pell grant and any other grants it may give out. The school should get the FAFSA within a week or less.</p>
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<p>Someone please tell me if I’m wrong…I do not believe the Pell is a “limited funds” situation. In other words…if the student qualifies, they get it. I don’t think schools can “max out” on the Pell Grant. They can max out on things like Perkins Loans and SEOG which are dispersed first come first served until the funds at each school are exhausted.</p>
<p>Thumper is correct. The Pell is *not * a limited funds grant, so if your EFC is low enough to qualify for it (below 4042) then you should get whatever amount your EFC qualifies you for. SEOG and Perkins are limited funds (where the school is only given $xx to award and once it is gone ther is no more).</p>
<p>You should be able to get aid this spring (depending on your EFC and the school’s COA). Did you get an EFC when you submitted your FAFSA? Contact your financial aid department and ask what, if anything, else you need to do. For instance, if there is a * against you will need to provide additional documentation to the school (1/3 of FAFSA’s require this). Do everything they need you to do and do it promptly to make sure your aid is process on time.</p>
<p>I don’t know…I tried to transfer to my dream school during the spring semester and I qualified for the Pell grant. They told me they didn’t have any more grants (Pell, CalGrant) and just gave me loans. Long story short…I didn’t end up going because all I got was $2625 in loans and the school was $40k a year. But that was a while ago, maybe the rules have changed.</p>
<p>Calgrant does have a deadline (march I believe). Currently with the Pell grant you should get whatever your EFC qualifies you for. Of course the EFC limits are very low for Pell.</p>
<p>My SAR comments that I am eligible for aid.It also states that my application is in verification status.</p>
<p>Classes start on the 12th</p>
<p>Is it too late?</p>
<p>The school as yet received my application.</p>
<p>Someone help me here…isn’t the FAFSA needed for this term’s financial aid the 2008-2009 one? If so, Striver…did you do the correct one? The FAFSA for 2009-2010 is for the term beginning fall 2009 (although some schools will use it for summer awards IF they give them at all…I think).</p>
<p>striver - if your EFC needs to be verified be proactive about it. You will probably have to complete a form (many schools have available for download on their web sites) and provide copies of certain documentation such as 2007 tax forms (for 2008-2009 FAFSA which, as Thumper said, is the one you will need for this spring). No financial aid will be awarded until you complete the verification process so don’t wait for them to ask for it - get it done and sent ASAP (or better still hand deliver it if the school is mot too far away).</p>
<p>If you are worried about timing talk to your FA department. In my experience they are generally very helpful.</p>
<p>I’m doing one for 2008-2009. I want to get aid for this spring.</p>
<p>I was on financial aid suspension during the fall semester.Since I did a good job during the fall semester, the financial aid committee granted me satisfactory status.</p>
<p>Swim, what is exactly do I have to download?</p>
<p>Go to the schools financial aid site and see if you can find a verification form. If so go ahead and download it so you can get the verification documentation together and submitted ASAP.</p>
<p>You may or may not be asked for documentation by your school. The fact that you were selected for verification does not necessarily mean your school will verify you. DO NOT send anything to the school unless/until you know you will be required to do so (if you send stuff, they school has to look at it … ). If you want to gather the required documents just in case you will be verified, you will need your 2007 tax form/W2, your parents’ tax form/W2 (if you are a dependent student), and statements for any untaxed income you may have (such as social security). The school will send you some verification forms to complete, and you will send them the documents they request. PLEASE watch your school email for financial aid emails. </p>
<p>When did you apply? It takes time for the FAFSA to be processed at the central processor, then the CP sends it to your school. Your school downloads every couple days, most likely. Then your file will get assigned to an aid officer. All of this takes time. You can try to speed up the process by visiting/calling/emailing the school’s aid office (visiting is best at my school, but each school is different). You can ask if you are going to have to submit verification documents.</p>
<p>As for Pell: it does not run out.</p>
<p>If you will be taking out loans, make sure to quickly do your entrance counseling & get your MPN if necessary.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.ifap.ed.gov/vgworksheets/attachments/0809AVGCh4b.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ifap.ed.gov/vgworksheets/attachments/0809AVGCh4b.pdf</a></p>
<p>this is the form on the ‘official’ website for all things fafsa. Your school could have their own or use this.</p>
<p>[Federal</a> Student Aid - IFAP: iLibrary - Verification Worksheets](<a href=“http://www.ifap.ed.gov/ifap/byAwardYear.jsp?type=vgworksheets]Federal”>http://www.ifap.ed.gov/ifap/byAwardYear.jsp?type=vgworksheets)
here is the link to the past 3 years of verification forms. I think they are mostly the same except the dates</p>
<p>That’s interesting. I did not know they had an option if you were selected. My kid’s schools always make us do the documentation if we are *d.</p>
<p>Follow kelsmom’s advice - she is an actual financial aid officer.</p>
<p>Some schools are in a program where they choose their own students to verify. While the OP may very well be verified, it is best to wait & find out exactly what his/her school says. Also, they may have their own verification forms … they are often listed on the f/a website for the school. The best thing to do is talk to the aid office and find out what they want YOU to do.</p>
<p>I applied the 16th, but there were corrections to be made.I corrected mines the 30th, and it was processed on the 31st.</p>
<p>I’ll still print out the verification form in case I’ll need to submit one.</p>
<p>If your school was off over break, the corrections won’t be downloaded until at least early next week.</p>
<p>I just got notification that my school has received my FAFSA application.</p>
<p>I have to turn in a verification form along with my 1040 and my parent’s.</p>
<p>I have everything that is necessary.I plan on turning in first thing tomorrow.</p>
<p>How long will this process take?Classes start next Monday.I’m worried that everything would not be processed in time.</p>
<p>What is the worst case scenerio?</p>
<p>Will I have to to through TIP before I get reimbursement?</p>
<p>What is TIP?</p>
<p>I attend a community college that offers a payment plan for students who don’t have the money to pay all of their tuition in one payment.</p>
<p>It’s a payment plan in other words.</p>