List price tuition increases may be bothersome to those paying list price, or those with fixed amount merit scholarships, but students on financial aid may be more concerned about the risk of the college reducing financial aid, which can effectively increase their (net) price.
URoch reduced our need based aid a lot second year. Enough where D had to transfer out. At the time (3 years ago) we did some research and found evidence they were kind of known for this bait and switch. Happened to 3 other students my D knew and all transferred out. It happened to others as well but they could handle the increase. My advice would be to do some research and see if it’s still happening. The campus newspaper did one expose but there were some other websites that had lists of schools that were known for it. FA department is extremely rigid. We were getting advice from a retired FA counselor who was a bit shocked at what happened and their reaction. I still recommend the school but just warn people to do their research first. Also find out the anticipated increases for each year. They listed all years of attendance on the FA statement.
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