Questions about Financial Aid

WayOutWestMom
Sun, 27 Mar 2016 17:35:32 +0000

1. You will need to fill out the CSS every year and provided any needed documentation.

2. So long as there are no significant changes to your family financial situation, your aid should remain more or less the same. If your family’s financial situation changes significantly, your aid may increase or decrease.

3. if you have uncovered financial need, your options are very limited.

International students cannot take out loans of any kind without a qualifying, credit-worthy US citizen or permanent resident co-signer.

International students’ work hours are severely limited by their visa. International students are prohibited from taking off campus jobs (including summer jobs). Many on-campus work-study jobs are subsidized by federal funds and are not open to international students. There may be a limited number of non-work study, on-campus jobs you can apply for, but your visa limits the number of hours worked to less than 20 hours per week during the academic year. Any violation of work rules will result in the loss of your visa.

You best options for finding additional funding for college will be in your home country.