Financial aid deparment flexibility

juventus
Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:11:04 +0000

My family is astonished. I was accepted to UW-Madison and among others, Emory. But due to Madison’s craptastical FA, Emory is more affordable.

So out of a 20k(must have gone up recently)in-state total cost, Madison offered 5k in federal loans…

According the calculator my family’s EFC is 5k. Yet, Madison has decided to TRIPLE it. So much for being the cheap, in-state option.

So my question is: Has the financial aid department been known to exercise any amount of flexibility? My father and I plan to visit campus and meet with FA, but I don’t know if it’s worth it. I wouldn’t want to give FA’s ineptitude another opportunity to shine so brightly.