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Eugenio L
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...parents income for college? In my life, my parents make over the amount that's needed for me to get any financial aid, so I am struggling with money to go to college.
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Do you think it's fair for students to get grants and financial aid based on their...
jellybeanchick
New member
Sorry kid, but life isn't fair.
I do think the financial aid system isn't entirely fair. There are parents who make enough money to pay for a college education, but choose not to. My parents and my husband's parents made about the same amount of money when we applied to college. I was very fortunate because my parents offered to (and did) pay for college for me. My husband's parents helped him out a bit (paying the interest on his student loans) but putting in a pool in the backyard was a higher priority. There are even worse situations, where the parents provide absolutely no support whatsoever once their kid is out of high school, but in those cases it is very difficult to prove that they really are independent.
There are other ways that financial aid isn't fair. Way back when, in high school when the counselor was helping us start our FAFSAs, she told us that if our parents own a business, then they probably won't get financial aid. Even if they aren't making a whole lot of profit off the business, from the government's point of view, they can just sell the business to pay for college!
I do think the financial aid system isn't entirely fair. There are parents who make enough money to pay for a college education, but choose not to. My parents and my husband's parents made about the same amount of money when we applied to college. I was very fortunate because my parents offered to (and did) pay for college for me. My husband's parents helped him out a bit (paying the interest on his student loans) but putting in a pool in the backyard was a higher priority. There are even worse situations, where the parents provide absolutely no support whatsoever once their kid is out of high school, but in those cases it is very difficult to prove that they really are independent.
There are other ways that financial aid isn't fair. Way back when, in high school when the counselor was helping us start our FAFSAs, she told us that if our parents own a business, then they probably won't get financial aid. Even if they aren't making a whole lot of profit off the business, from the government's point of view, they can just sell the business to pay for college!
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drcullen101
Guest
I had the same problem, except my parents didn't help me with college so now im stuck with loans and a bad economy with no jobs.
At my school at the beginning of the year you could you write a letter to the financial aid department explaining your reasoning's for why you think you deserve more money and how you are struggling. They helped me to get a little more aid, so talk to your FA Department and see if they could help you. good luck.
At my school at the beginning of the year you could you write a letter to the financial aid department explaining your reasoning's for why you think you deserve more money and how you are struggling. They helped me to get a little more aid, so talk to your FA Department and see if they could help you. good luck.