I will be awarded full AID?!?!

Paying for College
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<p>Hi, I filled out my financial Aid application for the 2007-2008 school year on the 8th of this month. My school (broward community college) got the information about a week later. I kept checking online in my account at school to view my status and they then said I needed to show them some proof like documents, my W2 forms and my dad’s W2 form. Well my father is in prision so I went to the school on the 21st and showed them all of the information and told them that he didnt file taxes on 06 since he was in prison since january of 06. They basically told me that, thats fine. Now i went to double check online that same day it said that I didnt have any more documents that I needed to bring.(which is good) Now today, the 24th I got this email, im wondering if this means that I will for sure be awarded full aid because it says that my school made changes and my efc still says “0000” on the fafsa SAR as it said before.</p>

<p>"Your Correction to your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been processed and the data will be made available to the school(s) listed on your corrected FAFSA. The financial aid office at your school will contact you if additional information is required.</p>

<p>The Financial Aid Administrator (FAA) at your school has made corrections to your application. If you think you need to make additional corrections, please contact your FAA before doing so.</p>

<p>Your Student Aid Report (SAR), which contains a summary of your FAFSA information, is now available for you online. Review your SAR as soon as possible. Additional information or corrections may be needed.</p>

<p>Use the link below to view your SAR. You can select the link or copy the entire link and paste it into the address or location line of your Web browser. Make sure you copy and paste the entire link; it may appear on multiple lines."</p>

<p>Thanks in advance…</p>

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<p>The EFC is your expected family contribution. You need to check with the community college to see what their financial aid policies are. It is likely that they expect a student contribution (which you can earn working in the summers, on vacations, and even part time during school). But most schools don’t meet full need…a lot will depend on the costs of the school itself. It does seem like you would be eligible for the maximum federal aid that is dispersed, but that usually doesn’t cover full costs of attendance. Does this CC have some of its own financial aid money that it also disperses? You might want to give THEM a call to see what they say your estimated costs would be to attend their school…given your EFC of $0. And I hope it all works out for you!! Good luck.</p>

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<p>im assuming by when you asked if my school has a grant of its own, i think your talking about this…I found it on my schools website.</p>

<p>“Florida Student Assistance Grant (FSAG)
The FSAG is a state-funded, need-based grant program awarded to both full-time and part-time students attending eligible public institutions. Awards may range from $200 to $1700 per academic year or as specified in the General Appropriations Act. Students who are needy and apply early are most likely to receive this award.”</p>

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<p>Cherokie…that does sound good…but I’d call the school. Maybe you can even set up a time to go in and speak to someone about the financial aid prospects.</p>