Question about award letter/unsubsidized

kelsmom
Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:31:41 +0000

When a school re-evaluates your COA for things like unusual commuting expenses, they also have to set your tuition/fee component from estimated to actual. For some students, this is beneficial; for others, it actually results in a loss of aid eligibility. And yes, the school CAN (is not required to …) re-evaluate your package for unusual commuting expenses.

There could be other issues at play here in terms of the aid package. Are you close to your aggregate loan limit ($57,500 independent/$31,000 dependent)? How much have you borrowed so far for 10-11 (including any you borrowed in the summer that may be considered 10-11)? Were you at a Borrower Based Academic Year school last year (this can have a negative effect on your loan eligibility for this year if the last school was BBAY & the current school is not BBAY)? There are a lot of reasons the package may have been the best it will be … and other reasons it may not. Hang in there for now. Try to stop worrying until you know what is what.