Understanding College Financial Aid Offers
Seniors and Parents – Here are some documents and tools for understanding your college financial aid offers:
- Understanding College Financial Aid Offers – Common Application Advice
- MEFA’s College Cost Calculator
- Understanding College Financial Aid Offers – College Board Advice
If you are unhappy with your financial aid offers, you should POLITELY contact the college’s financial aid office and ask how you can appeal the offer. If your parent’s employment has changed due to the COVID-19 virus and stalled economy, you should contact the college’s financial aid office and ask how you can report this change in your family’s finances. Whether by phone or email, interact with college officials in a POLITE MANNER.