Question 13 - Your E-mail Address: You must provide a reliable e-mail address where you will be able to receive important messages from the federal Department of Education. All communication will go to this address so be sure you check it regularly.

Question 25 - Full-time or Part-time Enrollment Status: Our system does not allow us to recognize your responses to this question. We will assume full-time enrollment for both Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 and process your aid application accordingly. When you view your award letter, you will have the opportunity to let us know if you will not be enrolling full-time. 

Question 26 - What Types of Student Aid Interest You: To apply for either a Stafford Loan or Federal Work-Study, please use the codes below to indicate your preference:

We urge you to select a response from 1-4. If you use response 5 (Dont Know), we will consider you for loan assistance which you can later decline the loan if you wish.

If you are interested in the Federal Perkins Loan, use the same response as you would for Stafford Loans. Federal Perkins Loan funds are limited and generally available only to the neediest students who apply early in the year.

Question 97 (sections a, c, e, and g) - What Schools Should Receive Your Information: The federal school code for the University of South Carolina - Columbia is 003448. If completing on the web, you may do a school search to identify us. If completing a paper application use 003448 as the code and University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC for the name and address.

Question 97 (sections b, d, f, and h) - Housing Plans: You must enter your correct Housing code in these sections of question 97. Please do not overlook this part of the question. Skipping this question may result in an incorrect award amount for you. 

If you will not enroll at the University of South Carolina for the Fall 2008 semester, please contact this office after you have been awarded, tell us your plans, and we will make the necessary adjustments.