If my fonancial aid was suspended from one college, does that effect my elgibiliy?

Question

If I change colleges will I still be able to receive financial aid even if it was suspended from a previous college

Answer 1

It depends on *why* you were suspended. If it was for poor academic performance, you might initially have some trouble obtaining Financial Aid until your grades improve. Your ability to obtain FA at the new school will depend largely on which credits your new school counts towards the degree you're getting with them.

Basically, students who are receiving Federal Student Aid (Pell Grant, Stafford/Perkins loans, etc.) are required to maintain satisfactory academic progress (SAP). Every school defines their own Satisfactory Academic Progress policy, which they then use to determine which students are underperforming. At most schools, the SAP policy will state that you need to either

(a) pass a a certain percentage of your classes,
(b) pass a certain number of classes,
(c) maintain a certain GPA or
(d) a combination of 1 or more of the above

So, a student could be suspended for receiving too many failing grades or for having too low a GPA. If your current school suspends you for this reason, you become ineligible for Financial Aid. However, just as the suspension doesn't carry over to your transfer school, neither does your ineligibility for Aid... What DOES carry over is your grades.

Most students, when they transfer, bring some of their earned grades over to their new school. It is possible that your transfer school will not count any of your failing grades when they admit you -- in which case you can begin with a clean slate and a brand new financial aid package. However, if your new school counts all of your old grades (even the bad ones), you might start out with a GPA that (initially) leaves you ineligible for financial aid. If this is the case, do your best to bring your grades up and then reapply for aid. Or make an appointment with an Academic Advisor to appeal the decision. Some students in your position will choose to take classes at a community college so that the have more good grades (and therefore, a higher GPA) when they transfer.

So, what to do? As you begin to look at transfer schools, take a look at each school's Satisfactory Academic Progress policy (it's usually in the Handbook or Catalog) and see whether they need to count all of your grades (even the bad ones).

Answer 2

The financial aid is disbursed and regulated in part by the government. Their system can see any college you have gone to and whether or not you are eligible for financial aid, therefor switching schools will not change your eligibility. You have to appeal your suspension and tell the school you wish to attend- why you should be given another chance (i.e. due to extenuating circumstances). For example, when my mom passed away I failed my classes and was placed on suspension. I filled out a form explaining the situation and gave supporting documentation and within a few weeks I was notified that they took me off of the suspension and I was eligible. If you do not have a good reason, then the only option is to pay for your own schooling for one semester and do well in your classes, then you will be eligible again. Best wishes, don't give up your dream of having a higher education.

Answer 3

Suspended for financial reasons, disciplinary reasons? or what?
You have to apply for financial aid through your school so you might have to sit out, reapply (and that time is upon us now) and start all over. It would probably be a lot easier to try to not get thrown out of school...you could end up having to work your way thhrough school out of pocket.

Answer 4

properly if teenagers from my intense college who've gotten arrested different circumstances controlled to get into college then i think of you're ok. heavily, being suspended and getting detention isn't something that ought to a great deal result admission to faculties.