Poll:Would you sacrifice...

Linda_S
Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:26:39 +0000

also a school will never give you more than what you need. they decide how much you get, and if you think you need more, they’ll usually suggest selling your third car or something of that nature

Not true. I know more than one student who got more than the SSS calculted “need.” Now, the schools all get the figures and do some adjusting, so it *could *have been due to the adjustments. In addition, after the award, and before you accept, you CAN go back and ask them to review your file again. Again, I know more than one student who got a significant increase in the award by doing that.
That said, does it happen in every case? Of course not. But it does happen.