Ummm, maybe later...

Canadians can not apply for the Stafford loan. We'll have to wait till we become the 51st (?) state. What with all the terrorists coming from Canada (or all that oil sands up north) that will be any day now.

For those following this thread, I am updating my comment about the Stafford loan in this thread: http://www.valuemd.com/viewtopic.php?t=9446

dt,

I just got off the phone with a Spartan financial aid administrator at the New Mexico number. I asked her quote "What is the status of the Stafford Loans?". Her reply was "I have no idea." She offered no more than that. She is a reliable source. I hope this will finally put an end to the Stafford Loan debate.
As of 11-21-03 @ 1:20pm, Spartan is NOT approved for Stafford Loans and has "NO IDEA" when they will.

no comment???

thanks for the update.

like i said on another thread, i wouldn't count on stafford loans until it is officially annouced. until then, make alternative plans (TERI loan or whatever). dont rely on the possibility of the staffords being re-approved coz they might not be soon enough, if ever. if the staffords r a must for u, look into one of the big 3 (auc, sgu, ross) coz they r the only ones in the carib that i know of who offer staffords right now.

this is the same concept as going to a school with the hopes that they will be approved in california for example (the most difficult state) by the time u finish. even if a school got approved for cal by that time, it wouldnt guarentee that it would be retroactive to include u. not to mention that these types of things take a very long time.

if approval happens to go through, than it should be considered a bonus rather than expected. since spartan is not using it as a selling point, u shouldnt take it into consideration when deciding either.

so if u have ur heart set on cal or staffords, i think u should play it safe and attend a school that is already approved (only the big 3 -auc, ross, sgu - that i know of in the carib). but if practacing in one of the many other states or using an alternative loan program is acceptable to u and not as high of a priority as something else (lower tuition or whatever), than this might open up more options for u to choose from. it just depends on what u find important.

hope this helps.

peace

Thanks lady doc. The past 2 weeks I phoned the office twice inquiring about a few things - the Stafford loan included. Both times I was told that Stafford was approved for the school and waiting for the paperwork. The last time I called, one guy got upset with me and told me that since I was a Canadian he does not have to answer my question about the status of the Stafford loan. That made me think that the loan is not going to be available this coming Jan 2004.

Well, that's my story...