http://www.parentscountdowntocollegecoach.com/2016/02/23/art-imitates-life-opening-the-financial-aid-award-package/ Helping parents navigate the college maze Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:47:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.16 http://www.parentscountdowntocollegecoach.com/2016/02/23/art-imitates-life-opening-the-financial-aid-award-package/#comment-104517 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:31:57 +0000 http://www.parentscountdowntocollegecoach.com/?p=9179#comment-104517 There is no rhyme or reason to how financial aid departments disperse aid. The only things parents and students can do is to make sure the student is at the TOP of the applicant pool so a college wants to attract them with the best financial aid.

]]> http://www.parentscountdowntocollegecoach.com/2016/02/23/art-imitates-life-opening-the-financial-aid-award-package/#comment-104440 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 02:28:43 +0000 http://www.parentscountdowntocollegecoach.com/?p=9179#comment-104440 Great article, Suzanne. As the parent of twin boys, I thought that they would get a lot more financial aid considering I’d have two in college at the same time. I was wrong. It didn’t make any difference. Also, the son who stayed in-state actually got more than the one who went to an out-of-state college. The one who needed it the most got the least amount of financial help. That was a shock.

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