Chance me? Fin aid appeal

Classof2015
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:21:19 +0000

^thanks mathmomvt and momofthreeboys. I’d invite them to my home just so they could see a) I have no yard – nothing, and b) the roof leaks and the boiler’s 20 years old, and the galley kitchen was done cheaply circa 1982, etc. But you’re right – the person reviewing this just sees a number and compares it to their own situation. And unless you live in the NYC area, you don’t understand these house prices.

What amazes me is this: they see your income documentation (we were verified so we have given them not only tax returns personal and business but also verified this info with the IRS), but they don’t ask for any asset documentation, which results in them not believing your assets. Kind of wierd, huh? “We don’t know what assets you have” then why not ask for asset documentation instead of assuming someone is lying?

D has been gathering fin aid award stories from her friends. Apparently the way to go is: be salaried, and be divorced. A friend of hers whose dad makes much more than me is getting $30k grant/year from Emory.

To be continued…