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liljonjr77
Nov 25, 2007, 06:40 PM
I was convicted of possession of a stolen vehicle and have since became a productive member of society and want to better myself by going to school! Any help would be great!

shygrneyzs
Nov 25, 2007, 07:57 PM
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Fr_Chuck
Nov 25, 2007, 08:09 PM
Yes, basically you pick the school and the major, then go though their finicial aid department to try and find funding. There is no speical funding, but there are a lot of toher regular fundng everyone can qualify for

TzAngels
Nov 25, 2007, 08:18 PM
From my experience as a convicted felon and a college student, convicted felons still qualify for federal financial aid (dependant on income guidelines) and student loans. I currently have $15,000 in student loans.

To apply for a Pell grant go to fafsa.ed.gov

Good luck

Tz

jcjctj
Jan 28, 2008, 12:07 AM
I'm curious though... what about a drug possession charge? I think I read on the FAFSA application that a possessions charge would disqualify you?

excon
Jan 28, 2008, 04:48 AM
Hello jc:

Don't ask - don't tell!

The attempt to punish offenders like this is the most stupid thing my government ever did. Ok, not the stupidist, but right up there.

excon