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just ask elizabeth warren...
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Federal Financial Aid is a rigged game
Jersey hunter
All-American
5/2/16 11:39pm
Tell him to get married.
rggee
5/2/16 11:44pm
It increased my motivation to get married when my married colleagues would be
Sandstone Cougar
5/3/16 12:27am
I don't have to say it - he's working on it.
Jersey hunter
5/3/16 9:21am
I don't know if I should thumbs up or down. The system does in fact suck
kotacoug
5/2/16 11:44pm
The system is punishing the kid who works hard and is self reliant. What happened to logic!
Oaktown12
5/2/16 11:46pm
Someone has to pay for all those losers out there
kotacoug
5/2/16 11:47pm
rules are weird, but not sure why anyone thinks the rules are different for different people
Deleted
5/2/16 11:49pm
because liberals base everything off of race, ethnicity, class, gender,
ds7
5/3/16 6:45pm
Don't worry, when you succeed in life, have a good career or own a business
Saxa
5/3/16 5:21am
Race doesn't matter is any of those scenarios. If your family was black or
RC Vikings
5/2/16 11:50pm
Not true. There are such things known as "affirmative action." My best
Cougarfan777
5/2/16 11:56pm
this topic has nothing to do with schollies.
Deleted
5/2/16 11:58pm
He wasn't talking about scholarships, he was talking about government financial
RC Vikings
5/2/16 11:59pm
Yes, but when that fails, he has less access to other programs then do
Cougarfan777
5/3/16 12:06am
It sounds like he was lucky enough to be born into a family with some assets.
RC Vikings
5/3/16 12:11am
So was my friend, yet he never had to even apply for financial aid, he took
Cougarfan777
5/3/16 12:24am
American Indian would change everything.
JAGA97
5/2/16 11:56pm
Free school is the least they can get for genocide of their people. Good heavens
spugeddy24
5/3/16 9:03am
Good grief ... Drama queenish remark
kotacoug
5/3/16 11:21pm
Pretty accurate remark
kimchicoug
5/3/16 11:39pm
You have no idea - go visit a Rez and say that again.
Brass Monkey
5/4/16 12:00am
I've freaking lived by a Rez my whole life
kotacoug
5/4/16 8:27am
Then you're ignorant
Brass Monkey
5/4/16 9:54am
just ask elizabeth warren...
ds7
5/3/16 6:47pm
This is wildly inaccurate and a racist stereotype.
Brass Monkey
5/3/16 7:26pm
Of course it does. Many more resources available to minorities
kotacoug
5/2/16 11:58pm
not in FAFSA
Deleted
5/2/16 11:59pm
True but who needs Fafsa if you have scholarships, grants and other aid availabl
kotacoug
5/3/16 12:00am
It's shocking how often we hear that silliness when arguing for the other side.
Belboz
5/3/16 8:50am
It is true - that's why they have you state your race and ethnicity on the application
Jersey hunter
5/3/16 9:23am
The message has been clear for several years now to blue collar America. Keep
Cougarfan777
5/2/16 11:53pm
I had a Roomate who had his parent essentially dis own him after being baptized
cougarfann888
5/2/16 11:53pm
In a situation like that he should have applied to be emancipated...
BYUFam1
5/3/16 6:02am
Yes but the problem is you have to do it before you are 18
cougarfann888
5/3/16 9:19am
Has it changed recently? I never had to put my parents info in ? They are pretty
Dillinger
5/2/16 11:54pm
You have to if single and under 26.
rggee
5/2/16 11:55pm
If you were married over 25 or in grad school then you don't need to otherwise
cougarfann888
5/2/16 11:55pm
Hmmm, I graduated when I was 26 and got married the same year.
Dillinger
5/2/16 11:58pm
It was required in 2009 for sure. Maybe you just stole from taxpayers
rggee
5/3/16 12:02am
There's a good chance.
Dillinger
5/3/16 12:07am
Not true.
BigGulps
5/3/16 6:18am
It is true. Here's a link
cougarfann888
5/3/16 9:23am
Recently? That's about how it was 20 years ago.
BW84
5/3/16 12:01am
I graduated 6 years ago.
Dillinger
5/3/16 12:07am
When I went from 2004 to 2007 the age cutoff was 23 for parents assets.
BNcoug
5/3/16 3:27pm
It makes sense to me that financial aid should be for those who don't
MrF
5/3/16 12:27am
Why should parents be financially obligated to pay for an adult child's
SierraCoug
5/3/16 12:50am
Why should the taxpayers?
Mississippi
5/3/16 12:58am
Here's the scenario as it currently exists.
SierraCoug
5/3/16 1:07am
You should probably just vote for Bernie...
Mississippi
5/3/16 1:21am
no one should get pell grants get student loans, the only exception is I might
cougarfann888
5/3/16 1:33am
I'm unsure of what your point is, do you want the government to pay for
MrF
5/3/16 1:23am
I'd prefer nobody gets it, but the system is broken when a student is
SierraCoug
5/3/16 1:27am
Seriously, what if the parents were billionaires?
Mississippi
5/3/16 1:32am
Did you miss the part where I said I'd prefer nobody got it?
SierraCoug
5/3/16 1:43am
The fact that many do receive it raises demand and thus increases the cost for
AF Cougar
5/3/16 6:26am
As the system is now, there needs to be a cut off for when students
MrF
5/3/16 1:39am
My biggest problem is why does what is in your retirement 401K matter to FAFSA?
BYUFam1
5/3/16 5:57am
It zzz
byukarl
5/3/16 7:30am
Ummmm, you serious?
Cougarealist
5/3/16 6:26am
He had $6,000 of income?
JAGA97
5/3/16 12:30am
Illegal immigrants don't get pell grants, lies like this make rational debate
Cabadapeste
5/3/16 2:39am
This is true
BYUFam1
5/3/16 5:46am
How long ago was this? Maybe I can help. BM me the details.
byuTX
5/3/16 6:51am
Kind of an odd thumbs down Jersey hunter...care to expound on why?
BYUFam1
5/3/16 10:42am
Post of the day because so few people know this. It's so frustrating to
TayPower
5/3/16 10:37am
this isn't new
bald man
5/3/16 2:44am
Why does everyone always want handouts from the government?
Supercoug
5/3/16 4:29am
You conveniently forget the purpose for which Federal Financial Aid is offered:
Six Foot Seven
5/3/16 4:47am
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TheHop
5/3/16 5:59am
RE: You conveniently forget the purpose for which Federal Financial Aid is
rmreitz
5/3/16 1:36pm
Why Should the Govt. Help Him and Not You?
Uncle Bluto
5/3/16 5:01am
You should be able to put him back in your health insurance. I've had my
NewMexiCoug
5/3/16 5:56am
And I believe new laws would let you keep a child on your insurance even if
BYUFam1
5/3/16 6:08am
Illegal immigrants don't get aid or grants from FAFSA or any other federal source As far as your son goes, it does
byuTX
5/3/16 6:03am
Medicare is for 62+. Medicaid is for the poor.
claw
5/3/16 6:09am
Thanks. Fixed
byuTX
5/3/16 6:43am
So you feel like the government should be giving him
Cougarealist
5/3/16 6:25am
Agreed. Kids should try to make it on own as much as possible but when need help
runnincoug
5/3/16 6:41am
I'm against handouts*
bluebloodedcoug
5/3/16 6:44am
Since parental support is pretty untraceable, I think it's appropriate to
JONBOY
5/3/16 6:50am
A better strategy would be for you to claim
wjman11
5/3/16 7:08am
The government took over student loans remember.
BigGulps
5/3/16 7:28am
This was meant for the church reliance poster above.
BigGulps
5/3/16 7:30am
Already been said but I'll repeat, you being white is irrelevant.
Rogue Gunner
5/3/16 7:31am
Maybe you should just help your son with school
SJS
5/3/16 7:48am
Why do you not claim your son as a dependent?
Clark Addison
5/3/16 7:55am
Best thing was getting married. Pell Grants paid for my wife and I's tuition
dallasbyu
5/3/16 8:38am
What an embarrassing post.
spugeddy24
5/3/16 9:14am
So every student is (should be) entitled to a pell grant?
stonewallperry
5/3/16 9:56am
Lol.
byubyu
5/3/16 11:47am
As a foreign student, immigrants don't just automatically get federal aid.
THE KlD
5/3/16 12:19pm
If you don't want to pay for your son's education, why not offer him a loan similar to what
LiveCoug
5/3/16 12:54pm
He makes $6000 a year? Is he a fry cook?
Brass Monkey
5/3/16 5:38pm
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