Financial Aid appeals..help!

megan09
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:22:25 +0000

I was given what is pretty close to a full ride in a complete scholarship. I was having to withdraw since I was having to take out about 13k in a private loan on top of about 6k in government loans and my dad paying 8k on Fordham’s 10 Month payment plan. I withdrew and set myself up at my backup university. The day after I got everything settled at my back up, I got a phone call from Fordham’s office of Financial Aid. They told me that I am being offered a full ride (and yes, they did say full ride). In their terms they mean full tuition and room (they don’t pay for your meal plan). It was an offer of 48k a year for all four years based on my academics, geographic location, leadership roles/working after school, and my financial need.

So its not impossible to get so much out of them. I appealed my first financial aid package and they only gave me 4k more, but once i got this generous offer, I was set to go and its the only reason that I am able to go to Fordham. Just keep your hopes up and keep calling. You need to tell them that you are in a serious bind for time. I’m sure that they’ll take that into consideration and try to get you an answer as soon as possible.