Elva Batie: Call the schools financial aid office, or check the schools web site. I would be surprised if there was an institution that did not have a financial Aid Dept. they will be more than glad to help you with this process, always ask , "what should I do next?" at the end of each conversation.
Tamatha Neubaum: To get financial aid, you must first fill out a FAFSA (google it for the website). This is available in January, but most likely you will have to wait until Feb/March when your parents get there W-2's from there employers, along with yours if you have worked in the past year. That form lets you pick up to 4 colleges to send the results to, at which time once the form is submitted and e-signed (you will have to get a pin as well, which is easy to do- fill out the id stuff and you get one), you will get a Estimated Contribution number- which tells you how much the government says your parents and yourself can contribute to your education. The lowered the ! number, obviously, the more aid you are eligible for. It will also let you know what Pell Grant money you are eligible for. Once this is all set, you have to apply to those schools, and once you pick the school in March, they will send a letter telling you what you qualify for in grants and loans- this usually comes around June. You can always begin looking for scholarships now, there are many websites with those, and your counselor can help with that. Your school most likely offers scholarships as well- ask! Hope that helps!...Show more
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