<p>I like keikoblue2’s advice. The financial aid office will certainly not think any less of you, as financial aid is what they do for work all day every day. You have nothing to lose by asking for more aid, especially if you are thinking of giving up on your dream school. Attending Emory would be worth some amount of debt. How much debt to assume is a difficult question to answer without knowing a lot more info, but these financial aid officers may be able to help.</p>