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Question by Jimmie R: What does it mean if a college says they match cal grants?
I want to attend university of the pacific and i am relying completely on scholarships, I was wondering what it meant if UOP says they match cal grants?

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Answer by NotAnyoneYouKnow
The University of the Pacific has long been recognized as a leader in providing sufficient financial aid for all of their accepted students to attend the school. One of their proudest accomplishments in this regard is that they guarantee that they will double your Cal Grant (if you otherwise qualify for the Cal Grant program).

In other words, if you are eligible for a Cal Grant of say, $ 1800 a year, the University of the Pacific would match that amount, and provide you with another $ 1800 in school-funded grant money, to go with the $ 1800 you received from the State of California.

Not bad. Not bad at all.

I hope that helped.

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RoadFish.com Encourages FAFSA Filing by Students and Parents, Even If They Believe They Will Not Qualify, and as Early as Possible this Year

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San Diego, CA (PRWEB) March 01, 2012

RoadFish.com men’s lifestyle and finance magazine today urged parents and students to go through with FAFSA filing, even if they believe that their financial bracket will not qualify them for financial aid. RoadFish.com commented on the average amount of student loan debt today, and how getting state and/or federal aid and low-interest loans in the present can lower students’ hefty loans in the future. FAFSA is linked to most of the country’s federal and state grants, and counts as a prerequisite for federally subsidized loans.

The FAFSA, which stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, determines students’ and families’ eligibility for financial aid, including the Pell Grant, federal work-study programs, and federal subsidized student loans which carry a lower interest rate than private loans. The FAFSA application offers students consideration for nine federal student-aid programs and 605 state aid programs.

Mandi Woodruff of the Business Insider reports that FAFSA form is six pages long and includes a total of 153 questions—more than twice the number found on a federal tax form. In an interview with Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Finaid.org and Fastweb.com, Kantrowitz offered some FAFSA tips such as not waiting until after you’ve filed your taxes to file for FAFSA, getting marital statuses straight on the application, making sure not to miscalculate certain assets, and above all never to fudge information. Kantrowitz stated that the U.S. Department of Education and the IRS are working hand in hand to crack down on families who provide fraudulent information on their FAFSA applications, and under-report their taxable income to try to obtain more aid. The current fraud rate is 4-5%, which the IRS and Dept. of Education hopes to lower in the coming year.

RoadFish.com’s Senior staff writer is quoted as saying, “It’s absurd the amount of debt students walk away from school with these days. It is just so, so crucial to obtain as much aid, scholarships, and grants as you can to help minimize your financial responsibility after graduation. Your best shot at that is FAFSA. Even if you think you won’t qualify for much or anything at all, you sure as heck won’t get anything if you don’t apply. Do it! It’s a pain in the butt form, and a few hours out of your life, but it could save you and your kids a bunch of money.”

The U.S. Department of Education begins accepting FAFSA applications on January 1st each year, and the federal deadline is June 30th. Since most aid is provided on a first-come, first-serve basis, many families are scrambling to turn in their forms in than the June deadline this year. FAFSAonline.com recommends turning in the FAFSA paperwork as early as possible to maximize eligibility for aid. Though the federal deadline is not for a few more months, certain states, such as Maryland, Oklahoma, and Montana, have deadlines as early as March 1st to apply for state aid. Check FAFSA’s website for a complete list of states and deadlines, as they vary state to state.

RoadFish.com feels that escaping college with as little debt as possible starts with filling out a FAFSA form, and stated, “We’re in dire enough economic times as it is. Unemployment is high, credit report scores are low, debt is through the roof. It’s a crime that college is as expensive as it is, but as students and parents of students, it’s your responsibility to make wise financial decisions in the present that can dramatically impact your future.”

The FAFSA form should be prepared each year by both current and prospective undergrad and graduate college students, and applicants who filled out and filed a FAFSA the year before are able to submit a renewal FAFSA form for the upcoming year.

About Roadfish

RoadFish.com is an online men’s lifestyle and finance magazine targeted toward men in their 30s and 40s that have already attained a moderate level of success in life, and are striving toward more. It goes over current events of interest to this group, such things as exciting adventures, consumer interests, financial struggles, and dating tips, as well as ways to make more and save more money. It is a publication owned by Purpose Inc.

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Question by happily married ( :: Realtor Terms vs What They Really Mean?
SOPHISTICATED CITY LIVING – Next to a noisy bar.
OLD WORLD CHARM – Has some woodwork, needs cleaning.
CONTEMPORARY FEELING – Has no woodwork, needs cleaning.
CLOSE TO LAKES – Impossible to park from April to October.
WIDE OPEN FLOOR PLAN – Previous owner removed supporting walls.
SECURITY SYSTEM – Neighbor has a dog.
NEEDS TLC – Major structural damage.
UPDATED KITCHEN – Sink no longer overflows.
MOTIVATED SELLER – Has been on the market for 14 years.
CONVENIENT – Located on freeway entrance ramp.
MINT – Someone has spilled mouthwash on the carpet.
NEUTRAL DECOR – No murals of nudes, or Elvis, but has brown walls.
MOVE IN CONDITION – Front door missing.

COZY – No room larger than 9 x 6.
LOWER LEVEL FAMILY ROOM – Ping Pong table over sewer opening.
LIGHT OPEN SPACES – Many holes in walls and ceiling.
OUTSTANDING – Painted purple, sticks out like a sore thumb.
A WEALTH OF PERIOD FEATURES – Yourself, dry rot, rising damp and an electrical circuit best operated in rubber gloves and wellies.
BOX ROOM – Suitable for accommodating one or two large cardboard boxes … folded.
BY PRIVATE TREATY – If it went to auction it would never reach the reserve price.
COMPACT – Tiny.
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S RESIDENCE – No longer suitable for agricultural tenants.
DECEPTIVE APPEARANCE – It looks terrible.
DELIGHTFUL RURAL LOCATION – In flight path of nuclear bomber base.
EASILY MAINTAINED – Requires at least two gardeners and live-in maid.
EXTENSIVELY MODERNIZED – Former DIY owner had a breakdown under the strain.
FOR THE GARDENING ENTHUSIAST – Grounds like a jungle.
LOCAL AUTHORITY GRANTS AVAILABLE – About to be condemned.
MUCH SOUGHT AFTER – It’s been on the market at least twice before and still no one wants it.
OWNER EAGER TO SELL – If it goes within a week the subsidence cracks won’t be noticed.
PARTIAL CENTRAL HEATING – The room above the boiler can get warm in summer.
PERIOD RESIDENCE – Built in the last two years.
QUIET, SECLUDED SETTING – On site of proposed dormitory town.
RARE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY – No one else want’s it.
SELECT NEIGHBORHOOD – Beside sewage works.
SOLD – Unless idiots like you offer a higher price.
SUBJECT TO NEW INSTRUCTIONS – They have just discovered death watch beetle.
UNSPOILED – Planning permission granted for field next door.
UNUSUAL FEATURES – No roof.
UNUSUAL LOCATION – In the path of a projected motorway.
USEFUL OUTBUILDINGS – No inside toilet.
WELL SITUATED – In full view of the neighbors.
WITHIN EASY DISTANCE OF – Next door to a pub and opposite a sex shop local amenities.

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Answer by myohmymyohmy
why do you hate realtors that bad?

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Question by nightwolf25958: it seems when i go to federal grants.com they all ask for money i not sure if its a scam i would like to know?

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Answer by redmintmillay
If the website doesn’t have .org at the end, yes, its a scam.

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Question by raul m: Are they still offering Cal Grants to Community College students?
I know there has been some major budget cuts here in Los Angeles and the word is that they will no longer offer Cal Grants to CC’s….Is this true?

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Answer by Amber Marie
It may be gotten rid of all together, but for the moment the grant program is still in place.

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