@itsgettingreal17 - Not really sure what you mean. The $8,000 got offset as follows:
- $3,000 not offset at all
- $3,000 - converted subsidized loan to unsubsisdized loan
- $1,500-$2,000 offset against free money
Maybe that was your understanding of how this worked, but not mine.
@thumper1 - Actually, it is a a meets full need school. Which is part of the reason for my post as I did not expect it to be offset as they did. There is a shopping sheet section of the financial aid and it states “what will you pay for college”, “loan options” and “Family Contribution”. Without the $8K applied, “what will you pay for college” minus “loan options” was very close to “Family Contribution”. After they readjusted the package for the outside scholarship, what will you pay for college" minus “loan options” was greater (about $6K) than the “Family Contribution”.