<prompt> Human: Long story short, my GF got disqualified from our University and is going to enroll at a Community college this semester. As a result of her disqual, her financial aid has also been cut and shes received notices stating she must pay back upwards of 8,000 from grants, aid, etc. the issue is she only has about 2000 at the moment, which is from that aid. This is out of what i understandknow how to handle even though ive gone the community college route then into university in the past, Ive never been disqualified or had aid cut. I dont think she ever had the full 8000 at one time, im thinking the refund is for the whole year of aid which the schoolgov. is now requesting back. Will she have to take out a loan to repay? Her parents have used her credit cardname and have loaded 3500 debt in her name, so her credit wasnt good, 610 score. Ive linked her to my credit lines my score is 740-745 and since then her score has bumped up to 730-740, but will HER own credit history prevent her from getting a full loan amount?If she enrolls at a CC, will she receive any further aid? Will she still have to pay back that full amount? She has an on campus job, which she now has to quit because of the disqualification. Please help, shes at a very bad low and has stated she is depressed and suicidal due to this situation, stacked on top of multiple family members fighting cancer, and a cousin being killed by a drunk driver. I dont think she realizes how big the sum is, although Ive already told her she has to pay back the aid shes received.  <response>: Financial aid is typically disbursed one semester at a time, its unlikely that they gave her money that was allocated for the spring semester in the fall. Im guessing that some of that 8,000 went towards covering her tuition costs which is why she would never have had the full 8,000, and if she got disqualified she may not be able to get any of that tuition money back. She should talk to the financial aid office at your university about her options for repayment and if there is any possibility of getting back some of the tuition or fees she paid for the fall semester. 