financial aid - please help!!

js1989
Wed, 02 May 2007 19:45:56 +0000

hi,
I am a studnet who was accepted into UVa and have now since enrolled. However I have a question about virginia’s policy of “Replaces need-based loans with grants in the financial aid packages of low-income students — those whose family income is equivalent to 200 percent of the federal poverty line or less.” (from virginia’s website). When I read this I assumed that I would be recieving an all grant financial aid award because my family’s income is below the 200% level. However, to my suprise I still recieved an award consisting of loans, work study and grants. I called the financial aid office and talked to the counselor and she told that virginia had seen my families’s 2006 tax returns and that whatever they offered was correct, even though it is clear on the tax returns that our income was below the 200% level. I later on emailed the fin aid office asking about the above quoted statement and the response that I recieved was “You are correct. Students who are considered low income, family income equivalent to 200 percent of the federal poverty line or less will receive a financial aid award consisting of all grants.” So can someone please tell me what to do next, or am i my interpreting this wrong? Thanks.