my Fin AID award

tomathy
Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:04:57 +0000

I’m not sure what I’ve done wrong, but everyone seems to be qualifying for so much more aid than me. I finally got my financial aid award to show up online, but I’ve received only the following:

Federal Stafford Loan - Unsubsidized
$2,625
Ohio Student Choice Grant (OSCG)
$900
Trustees’ Scholarship
$25,700

My family’s income isn’t much higher than the median household income, so why is it that I’m not awarded much else? I just can’t understand how this is working out to be way less than what I expected. I figured that the Trustee’s Scholarship was a merit scholarship and would go toward what my family had to pay, not part of my financial aid package… If we didn’t get that award, would we get supplemental aid in another flavor? If that is the case, then how is it awarding our merits?

Gah, can you tell I’m a bit miffed? If anyone can point me to a helpful resource to shed some light on this, I’d be most appreciative.