This might be a really dumb question, but I was just wondering about it because I really want to transfer jobs from southern CA, and live up there to complete my schooling but it would cost me $2600 a QUARTER as opposed to $400 a SEMESTER here. I pay nothing right now, FAFSA covers it all except books. I'm just wondering is FAFSA a California thing or is it a financial aid program for the whole country? Would I still get awarded the same amount of money? Or would the circumstances be different and therefore they would award me more? Thanks!
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Clarification: Although one completes and submits the FAFSA form for a college/university to determine if a potential student is eligible for financial aid and the sort of financial aid package the school may offer -- the total amount, a break down into scholarships/grants and loans -- FAFSA pays nothing. FAFSA is just the application form. The financial aid is through the school you attend. To restate your question - What sort of financial aid will the school to which you wish to transfer provide? I suggest you telephone the Financial Aid Office at the college/univ. to which you wish to transfer and talk with a financial aid counselor. He/she can best answer your questions relative to that particular school. You can find info to help you figure out what your costs will be at the college to which you want to transfer by using the well-respected College Board College Quick Finder and viewing the Cost & Financial Aid info for that school. Here is the link: http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp On the FAFSA web pages you can also get info to help estimate the amount of financial aid to which one might be eligible: FAFSA 4caster: http://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov/ If the college/univ. to which you wish to transfer is a private/independent one (clarificiation not a for-profit/career college) - a college/univ. that is not a community college or a state supported univ., the school may have more financial aid funds specifically for its own students–scholarships/grants that do not need to be paid back - than the school you currently attend. Private/independent colleges tend to have more of this kind of $$$ than public/state supported colleges/universities. Best wishes
