Just say that you win the appeal and more aid is granted for freshman year. My fear in these situations is what will sophomore years aid look like. Suppose you don’t win an appeal next year. I have to say that DD20 did get some offers that really made me a little nervous because it appeared that she was being offered much more aid than we believe that we qualify for. If they did not match it for future years we’d be in trouble and would either have to take out loans or transfer her.