Fafsa, Pell grant, financial aid

[alexf.1990]

Holy cow thank you guys so much for this info! The pell grant being more at different schools is what I was originally thinking. So, I was hoping to find a school that calculated it differently. What throws me off there is I get the same amount with NMJC that I will with ASU. So, I was discouraged and decided to not apply to anymore schools as there is a fee every time. BUT, after reading the pell grant rules it seems there can be a difference. So, maybe I should apply to a couple more just to see what the award amount will be. I'll report back Im going to try Oregon State and UF.

By all means, you should try your luck at different colleges, I wouldn't be too optimistic though. The only scenario where a college would give you a different amount is if their annual Cost of Attendance is lower than 6,100. Colleges include tuition, room and board, textbooks, and fees into their calculations, so its unlikely you'll find any college that costs less than 6,100. Even my community college had a Cost of Attendance around 15,000.