<p>He got the award; now the Mudd need-based scholarship is $n - 2000 compared to what it was before. They acknowledged it (he said he expected it and they sent out a corrected form) and took the corresponding amount out. </p>
<p>@nemom - yes, they said they’ll get their final list from NMSC sometime in the summer. We jumped the gun by filling out the line that says “do you expect any other money”.</p>
<p>@warrior - yes, but [Outside</a> Awards & Financial Aid Awards](<a href=“http://www.hmc.edu/admission1/costsandaid1/typesofaid1/scholarshipsandgrants1/outsideandprivateawards1/outsideawardsfinancialaidawards.html]Outside”>http://www.hmc.edu/admission1/costsandaid1/typesofaid1/scholarshipsandgrants1/outsideandprivateawards1/outsideawardsfinancialaidawards.html) says “Beginning in the fall 2008 semester for the first-year class and continuing forward, students will be able to take 100% of their outside awards toward first reducing the need-based portion of their need-based student loans and/or Federal Work Study funds.” That’s what we were hoping for - the same amount of grants and less loans.</p>