FA, EFC, and Scholarships

eyeCU10
Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:44:39 +0000

Hey Condi, I know how you feel. I’ve learned to try to work around the scholarship policy. For all the scholarships you apply to, send a copy of the policy and ask that they send YOU the check in your name. If they don’t go for that, then still try to get them to send it to you. If the check doesn’t look like a scholarship, then bring it the FA office as a payment/loan. Just DONT mention scholarship.

If you DO have to report it as a scholarship, make sure they replace your loans first before taking away grants. Esp. Cornell loan bc it’s 8% interest.

Also send an appeal, summer savings adjustment (if you didn’t make the $3500 or so) and budget increase. I got an extra 6K or so in loans doing these 3. Good luck fighting the Cornell FA system!