Fed Financial
Returning adult student needs Financial Aid help.?
I have been told that I am considered a returning adult student. I am 25 years old and am getting ready to apply for transfer to UC Berkeley in Fall. I am an honors student with a 3.9 GPA. I left school many years ago to work and I currently work full time as a computer software engineer. I make a very nice living currently. Unfortunately, in order to go to a four year institution I will need to stop working. I plan on having all debt paid off before I go, so this should lower my bills. My problem is that all financial aid seems to be calculated based on the salary I made the year before. I am worried that if I continue to work until Fall/08 then I will not get financial assistance (other than scholarships) until Fall/10 (09 being the year I make nothing). How can I get any aid to pay for school if my tax returns say that I made so much money? Why do they not consider how much you are making at the time you apply for aid?
Public Comments
- you can apply for the federal pell grant: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ you can also apply for a variety of scholarships: http://www.scholarships.com/
- If you need money desperately, they are many ways you can raise money online. With a good job and credit rating, getting personal loans is not very difficult. If you do not have a job or your facing difficulties due to a sudden illness, you can try your luck online.Check out link for details. http://www.laodn.org/
- I'm not too sure about this you might want to talk to the school that you plan on going to. If you make too much that prevents you to get financial aid and I guess you would have to depend on loans, scholarships, grants, or even paying for you tuition from you own pockets.
- You need to contact the financial aid office to explain your situation after you apply. These exceptions are taken into consideration when financial aid is granted. You may not receive as much assistance as you would like, but it's unlikely that you will receive no assistance. Berkeley also provides additional help (and scholarships) to re-entry students (that's you); you can find more information here: http://transfer.berkeley.edu/
