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<p>@ transfer136 - I’m sorry but you are mistaken.<br>
- The OP still has to file for FinAid using his parents information and receives an award based on their income just as he has been doing since he started as a student.
- If he doesn’t have his father’s support it is unlikely that his parents are going to give their information.
-UVa is a school that meets 100% of demonstrated need, however that is based on their calculation using the Profile and can include a mix of grants, loans, and work study. There are a number of students every year, particularly OOS students, that are accepted however due to their ‘loan heavy’ financial aid offers have to choose another university that has offered a financial aid package that includes less loans making the total COA less. Each school calculates aid differently and depending on the methodology used one might be better for a student then another.</p>