question!

[vccorscc]

as this is my first semester recieving the pell grant im having trouble understanding how it works....if i was awared 2700 for the fall semester and only use 1500 of that does that mean i will get the remaing amount ??? i'v heard about students getting the unused amount in a check mailed to them but getting back 1200 bucks just sounds too good to be true to me. do they take a percent out or do they really give you the unused money??? holy crap i could cut a couple of hours outa my 48 hr work weeks that would be awesome:D:lol2: ahhhhhhhhhh someone if u kno !! helppp lol.

[foreverLaur]

Not necessarily true that no one gets enough to cover cost of living.. At my school, "cost of attendance" included tuition, fees, books, living expenses based on the local cost of living, etc. and my financial aid package always covered this entire amount. After taking out my tuition/fees, I was left with $1,100/month to pay my off-campus rent, groceries, bills, etc. Although I chose to work part-time, this amount would have been adequate for me as a single college student..

For the poster who did not receive enough financial aid to cover tuition, yet had a low EFC, I would suggest a large state school, which is wear I went (for BA degree).

I already have a bachelor's degree from Ohio State (where I still didn't get nearly enough). I'm attending a community college to get my ADN because it is the only way I can keep my full time job and it costs $80/credit hr where a 4 year school is 3-4 times that - much cheaper too! Would be silly, IMO, to take out WAY more debt plus lose my income to end up with the same job.