<p>Run your numbers through this handy calculator, and you will be able to see the aid packages side-by-side: [FinAid</a> | Calculators | Award Letter Comparison Tool](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Award Letter Requirements - Finaid)</p>
<p>Hampden-Sydney may not be affordable for you either.</p>
<p>Did you apply to any of the MD public universities? If so, what kind of gap do those places leave you with? What is your local community college? You should be able to afford that with just your Pell and the subsidized loan. That would get you through the first two years, and you could transfer in state. Check <a href=“http://www.mhec.state.md.us/preparing/stuguide.asp[/url]”>http://www.mhec.state.md.us/preparing/stuguide.asp</a> for ideas about transferring in Maryland.</p>