I am homeless and school is my goal for this year. I am in a shelter.
Is there a place I can go to get financial aid?
I am also a recovering alcoholic. Does that help?
Anyplace in NYC or online?
2007-01-23 08:12:01 · 5 answers · asked by A Guy in Manhattan, NY 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
Here's a rough outline of the basic financial aid process.
1. Do your IRS 1040 draft so that you have all the data you need for the FAFSA.
2. File your FAFSA online as quickly after January 1 of each year as possible, to get as close to the front of the line for free financial aid as you can.
+ http://www.FAFSAonline.com
3. Start your scholarship search. There's a free eBook on using Google and search engines for scholarships here:
+ http://www.StudentScholarshipSearch.com/Scholarships.pdf
4. Hit up the major scholarship web sites:
+ http://www.StudentScholarshipSearch.com
+ http://www.ScholarshipPoints.com
+ http://www.FastWeb.com
+ http://www.CollegeBoard.com
+ http://www.sfa.ufl.edu:16080/scholarshipcafe/
5. Once you've exhausted scholarship options, aim for federal student loans.
+ http://www.StaffordLoan.com
+ http://www.ParentPLUSLoan.com
6. Once you've exhausted federal loans, aim for private student loans.
+ http://www.AlternativeStudentLoan.com
+ http://www.ActEducationLoans.com
+ http://www.GradLoans.com
+ http://www.PrivateStudentLoans.com
7. After that, locate a good job on or near campus.
+ http://www.craigslist.org
8. Once you're done with school, consolidate your student loans.
+ http://www.StudentLoanConsolidator.com
Hope this helps!
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2007-01-23 13:38:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start at the US department of education web site. I have been in your shoes. I am now in college. It takes allot of hard work and patient. Use all forms of communication and get one address to keep situations easier. PO Boxes are very cheap or an older relative that wont move, if you intentions are genuine they will allow the use of their address. Read EVERYTHING and UNDERSTAND before you agree. Momentary gratification is not worth a life time of punishment. Concentrate on what you need to do and not want to do.
2007-01-23 08:27:34 · answer #2 · answered by duke_stingray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill ot the FAFSA online, It is the free application for federal student aid. Also, check your school for scholarships, grants, etc.. Suerte!!
2007-01-23 08:16:43 · answer #3 · answered by C. J. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-23 17:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by kelli 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.fafsa.ed.gov/
2007-01-23 08:19:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋