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Preparing for College |
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There are a number of things you can do to prepare for
the expense of going to college that will help you to feel more
comfortable about the idea.
Figure out exactly how much you think you will
need.
If you are a senior in high school and are
already applying to college, then you will have a good idea from the
materials you received from the colleges you are interested in how
much things like tuition and housing will cost you.
For others of you who are not yet at this stage
and who may have a few years before you reach the application stage,
you can still estimate what you will have to pay based on a few
simple questions and a little math.
Marshall Student
Financial Aid Link:
http://www.marshall.edu/sfa/
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Online Calculators |
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The good news is that there are some good online
calculators for estimating this figure for you. All you have to do
is input some information about whether you want to do a 2 or 4 year
program, how many years it will be before you start college, and how
much the current cost is.
To calculate your college expenses visit:
http://www.finaid.org/calculators/
Once you have an estimate of how much college is going to cost you,
you can then figure out how much financial aid you will be eligible
for. Once again there are online calculators that will help you to
estimate this based upon your family's income. They may have to
contribute a certain amount towards your education, and then you
will need to find financial aid to cover the rest. |
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Apply online |
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There are a few ways you can request an
application. One way is to fill out an online request available on
many college websites, which is an easy and increasingly popular way
of obtaining application materials. The traditional way to request
an application is by putting a letter of request in writing to the
admissions office, or you can simply call the admissions office
directly and ask for an application packet to be sent.
Links:
http://www.marshall.edu/
http://www.marshall.edu/sfa/
http://www.finaid.org/calculators/costprojector.phtml
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FAFSA |
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Parents and students can now
file for federal financial aid online at
FAFSA on the Web.
Apply for your U.S. Department of Education
PIN number at
Federal Student Aid PIN website.
This PIN will allow you to electronically sign your FAFSA on the
Web. If you do not have a PIN, you will need to print a signature
page and mail it to the processor to finalize the application
status. Using a PIN will eliminate the signature step in the
application process. Students and parents should apply for
individual PIN numbers. Submit an application on the web and receive
the PIN number in approximately 24-48 hours.
To receive
need-based financial aid from Marshall University or the federal and
state governments, you must
complete and submit either online or paper Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Application is required
annually.
The
U.S. Department of Education is encouraging students to apply
online; however, the paper version of the FAFSA is available from
either your high school guidance counselor or your local library.
This form (or the web version) must be submitted if you wish to be
considered for all available aid resources including grants, loans,
and student employment.
No processing
fee is required for either form.
You should submit the completed FAFSA as soon
after January 1
as possible to receive consideration for any programs with limited
funding.
Undergraduate West Virginia residents must remember to meet the
March 1 deadline for the West Virginia Higher Education Grant and
the West Virginia PROMISE Scholarship.
The FAFSA
is used to determine your family's ability to meet the cost of your
education, which in turn determines your "financial need." Three to
four weeks after you submit the FAFSA, an acknowledgement will be
sent to you by the federal application processor. Your data will
also be submitted electronically to colleges if you choose.
(Marshall University's Title IV Institution Code is 003815. If
you plan to attend Marshall Community and Technical College the
Title IV Institution Code is 040414.)
Students are required to maintain satisfactory
academic progress toward completion of a degree in order to continue
receiving any type of financial assistance. |
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Promise Scholarship |
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The requirements for the Promise Scholarship have
changed. The graduating class of 2008 must have a composite ACT
score of 22 with a minimum of a 20 in each sub-test. If the student
takes the SAT, they must have 1020 combination of critical reading
and math scores with a minimum sub-score of 490 in Critical Reading
and 480 in Math. The high school overall GPA requirements will
remain the same: Core GPA (math, science, English and history), as
well as the overall GPA (all courses a student has taken) must be a
3.00.
For further information please click on the links below:
Promise Scholarship
Apply for The
Promise Scholarship
Apply for The
West Virginia Higher Education Grant
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Scholarship Searches |
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Fastweb is a scholarship search that links
students to more than 1.3 million scholarships. Students must create
a profile to receive a list of scholarships matching their skills
and interests.
Another scholarship search
that can be useful is School Soup. Please click the following link
to register:
http://www.schoolsoup.com/ |
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