- 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 offerred, review the details for each item listed on your Financial 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. Students borrowing a Federal Perkins Loan must sign a different Electronic Promissory Note. 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.