I understand that it is possible for a college to match a peer college’s financial aid offer after an appeal. If this happens, will the sophomore year financial aid offer take this into account? Or will it revert back to the original, possibly unaffordable financial aid offer that was given before the appeal?
For example—Let’s say that University X gives enough financial aid that the remaining cost of attendance is 45K. University Y gives enough financial aid for the remaining cost of attendance to be 30K. University X matches University Y’s aid offer and adjusts its aid so that its cost of attendance becomes 30K as well. The student enrolls in University X. In sophomore year, will the financial aid offer be roughly 30K, like the post-appeal aid was, or roughly 45K, like the offer was going to be originally?
(I am aware that financial aid usually decreases slightly each year as universities expect students to earn more money as they progress through college. That’s not what I’m asking about.)