Fiancial Aid Review?

DeskPotato
Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:05:14 +0000

Good luck. But know that AU doesn’t promise to meet need, so even if your circumstances change, the aid may not change enough.

I think you’ve said elsewhere that your daughter has a higher merit scholarship offer at another school–compare the COA (tuition, room, board, and fees only) between the two. American is a very expensive school. You may find that the difference between the two is even more than the difference between the scholarship awards. Not to mention a difference in your overall costs if, for example, the other school is closer to you and you won’t need to fly your daughter back and forth. (Or yourself, if you ever want to visit her or see her do whatever it is she does–perform, play a sport, etc.)

I think we saved several thousand/year when my daughter chose the 45-minutes-from-home option instead of the school-you-have-to-fly-to option.