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Pie · 08-02-2005, 04:09 PM

I was very lucky. I had scholarships enough to cover my own tuition and books; Mom and Papa paid room & board. We never filed a FAFSA, since we knew we wouldn't qualify for aid.
So it was a real pleasant surprise to me when I got another scholarship for $2.5K/year from the Alumni Assn. during my sophomore year -- usually, if you're well off, they toss ten bucks in your direction so you can put the scholarship on your resume, and give the money to someone else who needs it more.
I asked why I got the $$ -- they said it was because I didn't have a FAFSA on record, so I got the average grant amount.

- Pie
PS: For the record, I wasn't noble enough to tell them I didn't need the money...

08-02-2005, 04:09 PM	#3
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I was very lucky. I had scholarships enough to cover my own tuition and books; Mom and Papa paid room & board. We never filed a FAFSA, since we knew we wouldn't qualify for aid. So it was a real pleasant surprise to me when I got another scholarship for $2.5K/year from the Alumni Assn. during my sophomore year -- usually, if you're well off, they toss ten bucks in your direction so you can put the scholarship on your resume, and give the money to someone else who needs it more. I asked why I got the $$ -- they said it was because I didn't have a FAFSA on record, so I got the average grant amount. - Pie PS: For the record, I wasn't noble enough to tell them I didn't need the money... __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.