Will I be denied for financial aid because I did not apply for the selective service?

Paying for College
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I am a transfer student that has applied to a number of state universities and private schools. I have also applied for financial aid to all these schools, but, I have not applied for the selective service yet.
Will the schools check to see if I have applied? </p>

<p>Thank you,
~Chris</p>

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<p>Yes, they check. You will be ineligible for any federal aid if you are not registered with selective service.</p>

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<p>Only if you are male.</p>

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<p>Only if you are male and age 18. Registering is very easy. My son filled out the form at the post office. My friend’s son didn’t register but they were full pay. However, I worry that he hasn’t registered because he’s over 21 now and it’s a crime not to, I think.</p>

<p>They will not give you finaid if you don’t register.</p>

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<p>And if you don’t register by a certain age…it becomes too late to do so…and you will never be eligible for federally funded need based aid.</p>

<p>Why don’t you just register?</p>

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<p>We still don’t know if the OP is over 18 years of age.</p>

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<p>The OP is a transfer student. Unless he was a VERY young first year student, he would be at least 18 now.</p>

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<p>[Selective</a> Service System: Welcome](<a href=“http://www.sss.gov/default.htm]Selective”>http://www.sss.gov/default.htm)</p>

<p>Click on register online…it will take you a minute to register…just do it.</p>

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<p>The schools don’t even have to check. When you complete your FAFSA, the federal processor checks the SS database. If you are a male who is at least 18, and if you are not registered for SS, your FAFSA gets flagged. The school CANNOT give you aid until you provide proof of registration.</p>

<p>If you did not register & now you are too old to do so, you cannot receive aid unless you can provide documentation that you were not required to register (such as entering the country after the registration age) or provide some other compelling documentation (such as incarcerated during the registration years).</p>

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<p>Yes I am 21.
I will go apply, thank you all very much.</p>

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<p>I am glad to know that you will be applying. It will definitely make things go more smoothly. Keep a copy of your confirmation of registration. You will need to send copies to your schools to show that you have registered.</p>