Financial Aid

[Iceboar]

<p>Surfing the net while waiting impatiently for admission decision from UCLA, I saw this: </p>

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The Department of Education has issued an advisory to college financial aid officers around the country urging them to give more help to students from families suffering from the recession.

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Federal officials on April 2 asked colleges to contact parents who might have lost their jobs and remind them that they have the right to appeal for more financial aid because of “special circumstances.”

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Students or parents who got into economic trouble last year can even file an appeal retroactively to see if they now qualify for aid for the semester that started in September of 2008.

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<p>[Financial</a> Aid Offices Told to Give More Help - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/2009/04/03/financial-aid-offices-told-to-give-more-help.html]Financial”>http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/2009/04/03/financial-aid-offices-told-to-give-more-help.html)</p>

<p>An interviewee from a university said they are more willing to consider FA appeals.</p>

<p>I posted the same in the FA section. Just thought I’d share this info among UC xfer students.</p>

<p>BTW, my guess for UCLA’s decision is 4/22/09 @ 12PM.</p>

[sakurax]

<p>Thanks so much for the information. My mom got laid off her work a couple of months ago… It hasn’t been easy for us! </p>

<p>Definitely going to keep this in mind! [:</p>

[DKH]

<p>4/22 for UCLA decision?? how do you know??</p>

[nijikon5]

<p>DKH, Iceboar stated that 4/22 was just a guess.</p>