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FINANCIAL AID FAQS
Yes. Many families mistakenly think they don't qualify for aid, and prevent themselves from receiving financial aid by failing to apply for it. The FAFSA form is free and filing may benefit you.
No. You can apply for financial aid any time after October 1. To actually receive funds, however, you must be admitted and enrolled at the university.
Yes. Financial aid offices require that you apply for financial aid every year. If your financial circumstances change, you may get more or less need based aid. Note that your eligibility for financial aid may change significantly, especially if you have a different number of family members in college.
File your FAFSA. You should also check the appropriate boxes indicating your interest in student employment or student loans.
No. Parents are, however, responsible for the Federal PLUS Loans. Parents will only be responsible for your educational loans if you are under 18 and they endorse your loan. In general, you and you alone are responsible for repaying your educational loans. On the other hand, if your parents (or grandparents) want to help pay off your loan, you can have your billing statements sent to their address. Likewise, if your lender or loan servicer provides an electronic payment service where the monthly payments are automatically deducted from a bank account, your parents can agree to have the payments deducted from their account. However, your parents are under no obligation to repay your loans. If they forget to pay the bill on time or decide to cancel the electronic payment agreement, you will be held responsible for the payments, not them.
After you graduate, leave school, or drop below half-time enrollment, you have a six-month grace period before you begin repayment of Federal Direct Loans and a nine-month grace period for Perkins Loans. During the grace period on a subsidized loan, you don't have to pay any principal, and you won't be charged interest. During the grace period on an unsubsidized loan, you don't have to pay any principal, but you will be charged interest. As mentioned, you can either pay the interest or it will be capitalized.
Your lender will send you information about repayment, and you'll be notified of the date repayment begins. However, you're responsible for beginning repayment on time, even if you don't receive this information. Failing to make payments on your loan can lead to default.
Yes. If you are receiving any scholarships from outside sources, you must report them to the Financial Aid Office.
Call 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) or 1-800-730-8913 (if hearing impaired) and ask for a free copy of "Funding Education Beyond High School." This information can also be obtained on the Federal Student Aid website.
The money you earn from Federal Work-Study is generally subject to federal and state income tax, but exempt from FICA taxes (provided you are enrolled full-time and work fewer than 20 hours per week).
Federal Work-Study earnings during the calendar year should be included in the totals for Adjusted Gross Income and income earned from work on the FAFSA.
FAFSA FAQS
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The best method of submitting your FAFSA is online. In order to sign the FAFSA electronically, the student and parent both need to receive Federal Student Aid IDs (for dependent students).
Submit the form as soon as possible after October 1.
If you applied through FAFSA on the Web, you'll get a confirmation notice after you click on "Submit My FAFSA Now." You'll also receive information regarding your FAFSA within a few days in the form of a Student Aid Report or SAR.
You will find answers to most of your questions on the Federal Student Aid website or you may call the Financial Aid Office at 866-686-8243, option 2.
Life on Campus
HOUSING FAQS
We believe that living on campus is a vital part of the university experience. At MVNU all students under the age of 23 are required to live in campus housing unless they live within 50 miles of campus and commute from a parent's home. Exceptions are made for students who are married and/or have children. Click here to see a residence hall room layout.
In order to be assigned a room you need to complete and submit the following:
- Housing Contract
- Roommate Preference form
- Medical History form
- $150 housing deposit
- $100 tuition deposit.
Once the Office of Residence Life has received all of your paperwork and deposits they will assign you a room and roommate. They use the Roommate Preference form to find you a roommate that is as close to a good fit as is possible.
Housing assignments for first-time freshmen will be posted at the summer New Student Orientation. Both Galloway and Pioneer Halls house female freshmen and Oakwood Hall houses male freshmen. Decisions will be made with assistance from the students completed Roommate Preference form, however later applications will be made based on availability.
Transfers or first-time freshman who are 21 years or older will be assigned housing in either an MVNU residence hall or an on-campus apartment. Assignments for applications received in late July or in August will be made based on when they are received in the Residence Life office.
Older freshman and transfer students will be notified of their assignment either by mail or by phone by the Residence Life staff, who will assign a room and roommate based first on availability and second with assistance from the students completed Roommate Preference form.
It is perfectly okay and normal! You have plenty of people here at MVNU to help guide and assist you through it. Students can report roommate or apartment conflicts to their Resident Assistant (serious issues should be reported directly to the Resident Director). The Residence Life staff will assist students with mediation and help roommates and apartment-mates communicate issues with each other.
The University is not liable for property damage of personal belongings. Students should be sure their property is covered by parents' homeowner's policy, or obtain a policy on their own items.
RESIDENTIAL EXPECTATIONS
The orientation handbook contains a list of items to bring and not to bring to MVNU.
For more information please consult the Student Handbook.
Yes. All students are permitted to have motor vehicles on campus. All cars and bicycles must be registered with Campus Safety. Bikes must be kept in bike racks located near each residence hall.
RESIDENTIAL FAQS
Trained professional staff (Resident Directors) live in each residence hall and apartment area. In addition, each floor or apartment wing has one student Resident Assistant designated to assist students on their floor or unit. A student Resident Health Advisor is "on call" from 4:30 p.m.–8 a.m. to assist in medical emergencies. Additionally, Campus Safety is available 24-hours a day.