EFC has gone down -- will school up the Pell $$?

rachelfran
Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:04:35 +0000

I just got yet another notice from FAFSA that our form has been updated and our EFC has been reduced from around $1800 to around $1500 and the Pell Grant $$ has gone from $3700 to possibly up to $4000…

As my daughter has picked a school - but we haven’t signed off on anything yet – should I let them know of the new numbers so they can recalculate our aid or should I assume that the government will make the adjustments… (yes, I know I should never assume anything).

This won’t change whether we attend or not but additional $$ is additional $$ and we can certainly use it …

Thanks;

Oh - and if you know whether this affects the TAP award for NYS – I’d like to know that, as well.

I deeply appreciate the good advice on this board!

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