hey guys!
I recently applied for osap, but stupid me, I had read one of the questions wrong.
When they asked if my parents lived within 40km of the school, I selected 'yes' instead of 'no'.
I live in toronto, and thats about 70-80km away from the mcmaster.
If I change it, will osap give me more money because I live further?
Or does that even matter?

Originally Posted by degrootegirl

hey guys!
I recently applied for osap, but stupid me, I had read one of the questions wrong.
When they asked if my parents lived within 40km of the school, I selected 'yes' instead of 'no'.
I live in toronto, and thats about 70-80km away from the mcmaster.
If I change it, will osap give me more money because I live further?
Or does that even matter?

You should probably change it, just talk to the financial advisors at McMaster (sfas.mcmaster.ca).

Will that change the amount of OSAP i'm going to get?
I have some other changes to make as well, I'm thinking of just cancelling that application and filling out a new one

Originally Posted by degrootegirl

Will that change the amount of OSAP i'm going to get?
I have some other changes to make as well, I'm thinking of just cancelling that application and filling out a new one

I think it's only used for entitlement of certain bursaries.

Seriously?!
Osap gave me very little :(

well are you commuting or living on or off campus?

Living on campus

yup. talk to sfas asap . you will most liekly get more esp if you are from lower or middle income family

I did the same mistake on my application last year. After I talked to them and changed it, the money I got from OSAP almost doubled! So yes, it makes a big difference!

okay thanks a lot!
did you just call them to change it or did you have to fill out a form

Originally Posted by degrootegirl

okay thanks a lot!
did you just call them to change it or did you have to fill out a form

http://sfas.mcmaster.ca/osap.html

There's a tab for application changes.