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Should parents check college students grades?
While a college student, you are protected by a law called the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). In essence: FERPA prevents your parents from seeing your grades unless you grant the institution permission to do so.
When your child isn’t doing well in college?
Experts know that there can be many possible reasons for a child is failing in college, ranging from a poor choice of college or major to skills issues, hidden medical problems, and others. Ask your child about the problems they’re experiencing, then talk with a professional who can assess exactly what the issues are.
Should parents pay for college?
VIEWPOINT 2: Parents should be responsible to pay for college. “We recently conducted a survey of home-owning parents and adult children, and we found that 61 percent of parents say their adult children expect them to help with tuition.
What if my parents refuse to help me pay for college?
Unfortunately, current federal law does not provide many options for students who want to go to college but whose parents refuse to help. The federal government and the schools consider it primarily the family’s responsibility to pay for school. They provide financial assistance only when the family is unable to pay.
How can I convince my parents to help me get financial aid?
Your first goal should be to encourage your parents to complete the financial aid forms. Even if they don’t want to help you pay for college costs, by refusing to complete the forms they prevent you from getting aid on your own account (e.g., government grants and student loans).
What happens to my financial aid if the custodial parent remarries?
If the custodial parent remarries, the finances of the custodial parent’s spouse (the stepparent) must be included. This is clearly stated in Section 475 (f)3 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-329), the piece of Federal legislation that authorizes most Federal student aid programs.