<p>To close the loop - we did submit an appeal. It took a couple of weeks, but they did get back to us. The final answer was: your financial situation did not change, therefore our aid package does not change either. DD did a lot of work on the appeal, contacts, etc.</p>
<p>From an adult perspective - it seemed a lot like good cop-bad cop. The good cop are the admissions people and the other faces of AU - ‘let me help you’, ‘contact this person’, ‘we really want you’ and then the bad cops are finaid - ‘no change’, ‘sorry, we can’t do anything’.</p>
<p>She’s headed off to a State U. I don’t mind, I liked the dean and professors there - met them in an open house. The dean insisted on everyone using his first name and not address him as Dr. Interesting guy :)</p>
<p>Good luck everyone! Hope this thread helps!</p>