Accept/decline checklistCurrent and Campus Change Students
Source: https://sfa.osu.edu/current-student/accept-aid/award-accept-checklist Parent: https://sfa.osu.edu/incoming-freshmen/apply-for-aid
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If selected for verification, make sure this process is complete within 45 days of selection.
- Check your financial aid status by logging in to My Buckeye Link regularly to ensure you have no outstanding To Do items.
- Verify your contact information with the university through buckeylink.osu.edu.
- Once offered, review the details for each item listed on your Aid Summary in the Financial Aid section of My Buckeye Link (including repayment plans, interest rates, loan terms, etc.)
- Accept or decline your aid through My Buckeye Link.
- First time borrowers with Ohio State must sign all required Master Promissory Notes and complete required Entrance Counseling. Note: If you have completed these items at Ohio State, you do not need to complete them every year.\
- If necessary, submit the Parent PLUS application. If this is a parent's first time borrowing, he or she will need to sign a Master Promissory Note (MPN).
Important notes:\
- Most types of aid are subject to our Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy.
- You cannot receive financial aid in an amount exceeding the cost of attendance. Accepting one type of aid may affect your eligibility to receive another type of aid.
- If you earn a degree, leave school or drop below half-time enrollment, the Department of Education requires you to complete Exit Counseling.