@compmom Then merit aid, but that’s appealed through the FA dept, correct? Or through the school/department directly? The schools I mentioned all met my EFC, with a combo of merit/grants. If Frost would just meet my EFC then I would be happy! Do I have a chance with these others school in my pocket? There were more schools, but I feel like they wouldn’t compare…like FSU gave S in-state tuiton based on SAT scores, so it’ll cost very little to go there…but I’m guessing UM doesn’t care about FSU since it’s not ranked as high as UM?