| How much does financial aid cover? It depends on | | | | Now let’s give you an example of how the |
| various factors as to how much does the financial aid | | | | credit hours work. For instance, one credit hour at |
| cover. The university that you are going to, whether | | | | some college costs $100; a two hour credit class will |
| or not you have any scholarships, the number of | | | | cost $200. This way you can calculate whether your |
| hours that you are taking per semester, the | | | | financial aid is enough to for you to cover the entire |
| institution that you are attending is in your State or | | | | term or not. However, you need to know that you |
| any other State and the charger for each credit hour | | | | cannot have less than 12 credit hours if you do not |
| are all the factors that will determine how much will | | | | plan to lose your financial aid. |
| be covered. If you are a freshman, you can get | | | | If you are one of the few chosen ones to have |
| financial aid for up to 18 credit hours. | | | | received a 100% financial aid, it will cover your tuition |
| The school you will be attending will divide your aid | | | | fee and on-campus accommodation charges along |
| into two so as to accommodate for both the school | | | | with some basic necessities like books. |
| terms. This is because there are two terms in every | | | | Don’t let financial aid intimidate you from going |
| year, and each term has fall entrants and spring | | | | to college. However, if you want to save a lot of |
| entrants. After that you have to see what type of | | | | money, you can enroll in a community college to take |
| college you will be going to. There are three | | | | the fundamental classes and then claw your way up |
| categories which can be public school, a community | | | | into a public or private school, or apply for additional |
| college or a private one. The tuition fee of | | | | funding through government grants that may be able |
| community colleges is usually very low compared to | | | | to support you in ways that other financial aid may |
| the public and private institutions. The in-state | | | | not be able to. |
| colleges are inexpensive than the out-of-state | | | | If you're stuck and need some help finding good |
| colleges. So when you’re applying for financial aid | | | | information online try using for finding the latest |
| you have to keep this in mind. The financial aid you | | | | information on financial aid to help you when you |
| will be receiving will depend on the category of your | | | | need it most. |
| college. | | | | |