| Some students do not have to worry about college | | | | Student Aid Report which will tell how much grant |
| expenses. Either they have enough money to pay | | | | money to pay for school you will receive. |
| for college or they have been awarded scholarships | | | | The Student Aid Report will give a monetary amount |
| that cover everything. But for those who do not | | | | of the financial aid for which you will qualify. It can |
| have those options, college can be a bit daunting. | | | | range from a few hundred dollars on up to four |
| There is the worry of meeting the overwhelming | | | | thousand dollars and can be used for tuition, room |
| expenses of tuition, books, room and board, as well | | | | and board, books and other expenses. |
| as living expenses. Grant money to go to college is | | | | The great thing about this form of money, unlike |
| out there and student financial aid officers are there | | | | loans, is that it does not have to be repaid once you |
| to help you learn how to get it. Here is a brief run | | | | graduate. That makes it much easier to go to school |
| down on how getting into school and getting money | | | | without worrying about accumulating a huge amount |
| to pay for it works. | | | | of debt. You still may need to take out loans but at |
| In order to get into a university you are going to | | | | least this federal student aid can help you offset the |
| have to take the ACT, SAT or a comparable test | | | | number of loans you will need. |
| for admittance. The next step is to fill out a form | | | | The grant money to go to school is available if you |
| called the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or | | | | make sure and fill out the proper forms and supply |
| FAFSA, to determine how much money you qualify | | | | the school with the proper information. One note: you |
| to receive. | | | | will need last year's taxes to determine your income. |
| This amount will be based on either your income | | | | Do not wait until right before school starts to start |
| from the previous year or your parent's income, | | | | the process or you will wind up not having the |
| depending on whether or not you are still classified as | | | | money available to pay for your tuition and expenses. |
| a dependant. The FAFSA will then generate a | | | | |