| You can talk to them and try. Remember that the EFC adjusts year to year based upon the amount you spend. Whereas my first year I received nearly no aid, by my second year when I had spend a ton of college savings, I started to receive aid. By next year, when my sister also goes to college, I will be receiving almost half off. None of this is discussed in the initial letter but was discussed when I sat down with Financial aid.
Not only that, but if you got another, better Financial Aid offer, especially from an Ivy League school, Brown will certainly readjust. Maybe not from other universities, but from "peers" they almost always budge. |