Question about getting a pell grant after losing one? (details inside)?

Question

I was attending college in 2000 on a pell grant. I lost my pell grant due to failing two classes. Bad year.

Anyways, I am going back to school, and am wanting to get another pell grant to do so. I was told by a counselor at my old college that if I took two courses and made good grades in them, I could get another pell grant. However, I want to attend a different school. My question is this:

Must I go back to the same school and pass a couple of courses in order to get another pell grant, or can I get another pell grant for use at a different school?

I am confused, and the counselor is very busy.

Answer 1

No you don't have to go back to the same school.  Regarding your GPA. It depends on the policy of the new school and other factors.  I've known some schools to allow people one semester of fin aid regardless of past digressions.  

So if I were you I would apply for a Pell now and get your transcripts from the old school.  Apply for admission to the new school and start the process of getting fin aid.  

Good luck.

Answer 2

I'm not entirely certain, but it seems that this would depend on whether you hoped to transfer credits from your old school to your new one.

For financial aid purposes, you can't just transfer the good grades. If you are applying as a transfer student, and attempting to transfer credits, then you will enter your new program already in technical "violation" of your new school's satisfactory academic progress requirements - a determination that would render you unable to qualify for federal financial aid.

Either way, no, you do not need to return to your old school in order to clean up your transcript - however, you may not be able to qualify for financial aid at the new school until you have brought your cumulative grade point average above 2.0

The question of how your new school intends to classify you is a question that only they can answer, so, unfortunately, you'll need to address this issue with the financial aid office there.

Sorry I couldn't be more specific - I looked through the Department of Education's lengthy handbook and couldn't find the specific answer to this question.