financial aid

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Specializes in geriatric and military hospital.

how long after you submit all items to the college will you find out how much financial aid you will be receiving.

when i filled out the fafsa it told me out estimated family contribution is 999$ for the year so i am assuming the rest will be in grants and such but i was just wondering how long it takes to find out.

i start orientation at the school on august 13th and thats only 2 weeks from now so i am hoping they will know something by then because they register us for classes on august 13th during orientation

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My school says 4-6 weeks. It's been about 6 weeks for me and I'm still waiting... 1.gif I'm getting a little nervous...

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Specializes in geriatric and military hospital.

did your school mention what will happen if it is not done by the time classes start ?

my school said something about being able to defer fees until the financial aid comes through but i am not sure if that will be just for classes or if they will do that with books too

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My school didn't tell me, but then, my classes don't start until September. I'm thinking of giving them a call, 'though, just to see if everything is OK.

If it's been more than 6 weeks, just give them a call in the morning. They must have ways around this kind of stuff. Kind of hard to plan when you don't know how much you're going to get, huh?

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When I started at a different school a few years ago, they still hadn't made all the award decisions before classes started. I had to go ahead and pay for my books (charged them), but my tuition payments were deferred until they made their decisions. I'm ineligible for grants r/t previous degree, and my EFC is much higher than yours, and I still got awarded loans above and beyond the cost of tuition and books. You shouldn't have to worry about tuition, and maybe not books either. Good luck!

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