Misleading Financial Aid Letters

ordinarylives
Wed, 10 Aug 2016 14:50:37 +0000

Just going to throw this out there. My oldest attended school at my employer. So, I’ve actually received an aid letter for a student and heard my students discuss their aid. I thought the letter was very clear. Loans were clearly marked as loans. And every student who attends here gets offered the Direct Loan in the package itself and the Parent Plus Loan to cover the remaining balance (EFC and gap). However, I’ve heard many a student say, “Oh, I don’t have loans, just financial aid.” Not sure the letters themselves are the entire problem.