financial aid/loans?

Question

Hello,
I am planning on going back to school next semester, hopefully. The thing is that the last time I was in college(2yr) they took my financial aid away due to poor academic fulfillment and too many withdraws. I am planning on tranferring to another college(4yr), the things is that I dont have a job at the moment and I dont have financial aid, now my questions are: 1) Could I still apply for financial aid at the other instutution and actually get it? 2)Are there any loans that dont require me to have a job or good credit or to fill out the FAFSA? Thank you for your help before hand.

Answer 1

Stay away from loans as much as you can. You have no idea how burdensome it is to pay them back once you leave school.

There are tons of scholarships that go unclaimed each year. Many $400, $500 or $1000 scholarships never even get applied for because people think it's chump change and not worth applying for. Well, get a few of those $500 scholarships and it'll really make a dent in your tuition bill.

People make the mistake of looking for one big scholarship to pay for everything when they should be targeting smaller scholarships that are more regionalized or specialized to their intended field or reflect something unique about them (son of Italian policeman, daughter of registered nurse, etc). Everybody goes for the big scholarships, the competition for those is much higher and your chances are smaller of getting it. Research and apply for anything and everything you are close to being eligible for no matter how small the scholarship.

Do a search on scholarships, search your major, your ethnic heritage, your town, your parents employers, your employer, hobbies, high school, local Chamber of Commerce/Rotary/ Lion's Club etc. Left-handed? There is a scholarship out there for you! Older woman returning to school? There are scholarships out there for you. Do combined searches on more than one criteria "hispanic women aviation scholarships" etc.

Go to the library and ask the reference librarian for a reference book on scholarships. They usually have more than one. There are all kinds of scholarships out there, you just have to start applying yourself and make it your summer career to send out letters everyday for scholarships. Good luck!

Answer 2

In order to get any type of federal funding you have to fill out the fafsa. If you are not working and not dependent on your parents (some conditions do apply) you are eligible for federal grants. There are also tons of scholarships available. I suggest going to the financial aid department at the university and tell them your situation. A good financial aid advisor will be able to point you in the right direction of what you need to do and what documents you need to fill out.
Good luck!

Answer 3

you can still get it but they might put you on academic probation. all you have to do is pass 75% of the class to still get it the semesyer after this one. good luck

Answer 4

http://www.daylon.com/scholarship/

that might help a bit.