Financial Aid Advice

writestuff54
Mon, 02 May 2011 10:40:02 +0000

Something that happened to my D last year might be helpful for you 2015’ers to know. When her financial aid letter came (snail mail, BTW), the Pell Grant was not listed and neither was the ACG. I knew she qualified for a small amount of Pell ($1,400 total), so I contacted the financial aid office immediately. Not only did they add the Pell to her award package, BUT the Pell also triggered almost $7,000 in additional grants from NYU. That was a bunch more non-loan money. So, my advice is to know if you are eligible for Pell, check it on the financial aid package you get, and if it’s not there, contact financial aid! Also, I have found that email works well for contacting them. I have always gotten responses quickly.