<p>its probly a long shot/impossible
but what if i sent an email to a school saying that my parents aren’t paying anything for my tuition- do you think they’d give me more aid
i know they always talk about making it affordable, but i doubt they’d be so nice</p>
<p>Most schools are not going to increase a students award package just because parents claim they are not willing to pay anything towards their child’s tuition. If they did, every parent would make that claim.</p>
<p>It isn’t about making education more affordable…the “they ain’t going to pay” line has been abused by far too many wealthy families…schools just don’t buy the line any more.</p>
<p>It’s probably a long shot, but worth trying. A (very) few of my D’s friends have been successful at getting additional aid/scholarship this year when they wrote a letter (not an email) to the school expressing their sincere desire to attend and explaining why their parents cannot afford the full EFC, how much they can afford, and what the STUDENT was doing to help close the gap (ie. part time job, asking for more weekend hours, plan to sell their car…). One friend did it twice with the same school and received increases both times. These were lesser known LAC’s where they were already offered merit scholarships. It didn’t result in making the schools completely affordable but did increase their awards by several thousand.</p>