Presidential scholarship and housing question

GoOakland
Sat, 01 May 2010 00:35:58 +0000

So I got an email the other day saying I had recieved the presidential scholarship since I was first generation and such. Full tuition, fees and average room and board. WHOOT!

However, “average” room and board. Got a question about that. Say I want to go to some really nice housing community that is more expensive than the “average” housing cost. Could I use other grant monies, like a pell grant (which I also qualify for) or something, to cover the gap?

I dunno if I would even do that because I would feel like an ass for using gov’t money for a luxury but I figure its worth looking into :)