Please note that you can always appeal a financial aid offer after it is made. That is what we did with our special circumstances and every college provided additional grants. We had listed the same information on the CSS profile special circumstances area but it was ignored as part of the original review but taken into account when we appealed. (The correct term is to ask for a professional judgment review. Many/ perhaps all colleges will even have forms available to help you with this process ).
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