I really am struggling to understand. And I’m willing to admit I’m wrong. But the logic appears to be this:
Prior to these changes, families with multiple kids in college received this enormous benefit that was so egregiously inequitable that it had to be rectified.
Now that it has been rectified, the claim being made is hey, what are you complaining about? There’s no impact at all and schools can give families the same exact aid that they did before.
These seem like different claims. Either there was a huge benefit and it was right to take it away. In which case these families are correct in saying they are taking a bath. Maybe they had it coming, but they are dramatically impacted.
Or the changes don’t really matter and their aid stays the same. In which case there was never an inequity to rectify, or there was an inequity and this change didn’t address it.
Just seems illogical to say hey guys, you are receiving an unjust amount of support and we’re taking it away. And then after you take it away, arguing that you have no idea what they are talking about, and you didn’t take anything away.
If schools just ignore the SAI why does FSA bother to send it to the schools? Why are there overaward rules exist?