Should we be thankful.. or not??

footballmom104
Sun, 23 May 2010 11:30:31 +0000

Boy, can I ever relate! My husband retired from the Army Reserve in November 2009, cutting our income by about $16,000. So after recieving our EFC, I asked for professional judgement reviews at each of the three schools at which S was accepted. Two of them told me to come back mid-May, even though he had to make up his mind by May 1. His second choice, which was the only one in-state, had me submit an appeal for reduction in family income. After I submitted that, I found out that my job was being elimiated June 30, so I called them and asked for guidance. I faxed them a copy of my letter and they slashed our EFC, he got Pell money and a state higher education grant, and they subsidized more of his loans. Also, S got his act together and rebounded from an abyssmal junior year, earning our state’s PROMISE scholarship and an Academic Competetiveness Grant. So between grants, loans and the scholarship, he’s set for his freshman year … but I’m still going to be out of a job in a crappy economy!