Impact on Aid due to unemployment

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@sibpuri;d-2171790

I have two of DD applied to UT, A&M and UTD and both been. accepted. We are local to Dallas area. Both have been offered 13k per year AES scholarship at UTD and one of them is NMF candidate. We are local to Dallas area and they both are interested in PA and Dentistry as career choice (at least for now).

Primary bread winner in household lost job recently and as it stands now we can only send our kids to some school with significant aid. While we have hope for re-employment in few months, it might not be at same compensation levels. Our EFC based on 2018 income and asset was 30k and that will be significantly less for 2020 if there is delay in re-employment or re-employment at lower earnings.

I am wondering should I wait for their aid department of these schools to discuss situation upfront or wait for their aid package and then bring this up?

Thanks.

Apply to schools with generous financial aid. If kid makes NMF then many Texas schools are free.