<p>If a college gives you a good amount of fin aid and you also receive outside scholarships, would the college subtract from the fin aid they are giving you? And how is it possible for a person to get extra aid for personla expenses?</p>
<p>Schools have different ways of dealing with outside scholarships. Some reduce your loans, some subtract the scholarships from your grants. You might be able to research individual schools’ fin aid websites to figure out which. Usually you will need to have a summer job, work-study, or some other kind of work during college to cover personal expenses your parents do not cover.</p>
<p>Some colleges also add in personal expenses when figuring the amount you need to attend, so that would also be covered under financial aid. (if you get a good package) Of course, they probably use a very conservative estimate of what those expenses should be…</p>