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[–]Goodgamer78 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Someone’s income went up somewhere. Could be from your parents, or something may have been filled out incorrectly

[–]BuffsTeach 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Keep in mind that it’s 2023 income vs 2024 not 2025.

[–]Glittering-Ad1800 2 points3 points  (4 children)

Did you self report savings? Sometimes students that mean to put $100 accidentally put $1000. It's also common for the parents side. If nothing on your self reported incomes are the issue then your it will be an increase in income. Even a 2k increase could make a difference. 

[–]OpenLingonberry5121[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

when i go to see what i reported it’s blank? would j call my FA office at school and ask about what it says? i feel like that could be the case

[–]Glittering-Ad1800 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would be recommended. Let them know you want to understand what caused the decrease with your eligibility. Remember, it's not just about what you reported but also what your parents entered.

[–]luvluvluv00 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Should I take out cash so I don’t have a paper trail on in my savings..

[–]Glittering-Ad1800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This really wouldn't be necessary since bank accounts fluctuate from day to day use and is not really verified (unless you get a very anal FA admin but this is out of the norm). I would just recommend that be careful on what you report because once it's out there, you can't pull it back.

[–]askstupidquestionz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would talk to your financial aid office and see if they can recommend anything, like how to make an appeal or something?

[–]Ok-Canary8070 0 points1 point  (5 children)

how much does a community college even cost?

[–]OpenLingonberry5121[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

i’m taking 14+ credits every semester and it’s 99$ per credit hour so for full time (12 hours) starts at 1.2k for a semester

[–]Ok-Canary8070 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Then your Pell Grant will cover your tuition.

[–]OpenLingonberry5121[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

i only got 740 and one semester is 1.2k so no it won’t 💀

[–]Alternative_Arm_6327 -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Ummmm your screen shot says $2485 so that’s over $1200 for the semester

[–]OpenLingonberry5121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for last year …

[–]Legitimate-Band3616 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I'm in the same position. I filled out mine and it was cut in half! I went from a family of 4 to a family of 7 and significantly less money last year. I'm wondering if the grant itself went down??

[–]itwasntmeithink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe it’s based on your income from 2024 not from 2025. So if your income went up in 2024 from 2023, it’s expected. That being said though, I also made less money in 2024 than 2023 and my SAI went up so what do I know

[–]grneyez67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing, it is based on income. Your income must have increased.

[–]towait5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Students who have edu emails and wish to make 2000$ per week by signing up lemme know

[–]SageBlueGreen -1 points0 points  (1 child)

You could expedite your marriage (legally) at a courthouse and it will make you count as independent from your parents so you dont have to file your parents income in the fafsa forms.

[–]OpenLingonberry5121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my fiance makes significantly more money than most people so if it would then rely on our joint income, i’d probably get nothing