Financial Aid Form Gets a Little Easier

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The problem isn't that the form was too hard, its that the aid process itself is screwed up. The form before required you to be organized with your expences. Guess what, everyone shound be, but no one keeps track of it. If people would they might need a little less of our countries tax dollars.
Why is the government putting more money into the colleges rather than trying to lower the costs? Tuition has risen twice as much as inflation and the government is just throwing more money at it.

NIck of VA 6:59PM July 21, 2009

Oh yea -- let's make a few changes in the questions and say we've really done something. If you've gone through this process as I did twice, you realize that it's a total waste of time for anyone who's not a minority and has a job. If you have a family income of $75,000 you are expected to be able to cough up $20k a year for college expenses and get no financial aid. (Oh you can still get high interest rate loans who repayment starts immediately -- what a deal!)

njguardian of NJ 1:35PM July 15, 2009

I think it is better and earier for students to apply this financial aid, and it seems to be helpful for students who really need it. Furthermore, it will be better for us if there are also such financial aids for international students too.

Gao Fenghua 1:23PM July 15, 2009

The real meat & potatoes is what supposedly will come next -- the questions about savings, investments & assets. The middle class is being tapped out by these criteria. And let's face it, the form is based on last year. For many, many Americans, we are worse off than last year. And it is so very clear who those "special scholarships" were intended to benefit.
The form the Obama administration really wants would like this: if you are white, middle class (or at least are hanging onto middle class by a thread), enter the value of last year's income & every single thing you own, or might own in the future, or are even thinking of owning. Enter that dollar figure on Line 1. Sign your name Line 2. Enter the amount of $0 for the free money your child can expect to receive on Line 3. END of FORM

karen of IL 11:14AM June 26, 2009

At this point, unless you're a dependent and your parents make over 150K combined (at least), we can assume the student will need lots of financial aid.

Sarah Newton of MA 3:47PM June 25, 2009