Smith Financial Aid Appeal

blackcat783
Fri, 20 Mar 2020 22:09:56 +0000

Hi everyone! So I was just admitted to Smith’s class of 2024! I was super excited until I checked my financial aid offer. They’ve offered me $5,000 in loans and $2,000 in work study, bringing my EFC to a massive $70k. My family can not afford this at all. By a long shot. My FAFSA EFC was $27,000, and I really don’t see how they could have missed this EFC by such a long shot. I totally expected it to be higher than my FAFSA EFC, but not this much. I’m going to appeal of course, and I have a few questions.

1. Should I reiterate my FAFSA EFC in the process or will that seem rude, as they’ve already seen it?

2. My oldest sister will be in law school, which I technically didn’t mention because it isn’t a 4 yr undergraduate institution, but my parents will still be paying for a lot of it. Is it worth telling them, or will it be seen as a nonessential cost?

3. Is it worth telling them that Smith is one of my top schools and it would really be heartbreaking if I couldn’t afford it? Would they take this into account, or take it as that I’ll pay no matter what?

Thank you guys in advance and good luck to you all too!