OOS financial aid. Is it really as bad as some say?

brantly
Mon, 08 Feb 2016 21:18:04 +0000

Let me tell you what they (and probably other colleges) do. FA offices are allowed to fiddle around with the numbers on your CSS however they want in order to give you the FA they want you to have. They can take money out of one category and put it into another category that doesn’t “count.” I have seen it done. And I have seen Michigan do it. They key is to send a letter that explains unusual circumstances that are not reflected on the Fafsa and CSS. Of course, you only do this if you indeed have unusual circumstances.