On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 21:17:17 -0600, Hyrum Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > stuporglue wrote: > >>What are some good resources for finding scholarships? > >>This is brainstorming here so there's no such thing as a bad idea. > > > > > > FAFSA > > http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ > > > > Fafsa will pay for pretty much all of school if you're poor. I had to > > pay books and $180 for insurance this semester, and Fafsa covered the > > rest. It helps to not be supported by parents, and to not have made > > much last year. > > <rant> > What if I'm an industrious, hardworking student who makes (slightly) > better than average grades, and actually saves a few dollars here and > there? The beef I have with Pell Grants is that I get *less* money > because I'm trying to save, than if I were to simply blow all my > earnings on the latest toy. > </rant>
I don't think your savings makes a huge difference in your EFC (though I'm sure it makes some). It seems like your income has a bigger influence on it. Maybe if you've got more than a few thousand in the bank (enough to pay for school) they wouldn't feel a need to add to that. The theory is to give you what you need to make up the difference. It works pretty well, I get Pell, don't blow my cash on stuff I don't need, and break even in the end. ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
