The Best Way to Appeal College Financial-Aid Decisions

[Dave_Berry]

NOTE: Paywall-limited. Article is for subscribers only.

"Also: Answering a reader’s question about whether you can use 529 plans to pay off student loans … As colleges announce admissions decisions for the fall, we asked experts to help answer readers’ questions on paying for college and the best use of tax-advantaged “529” savings accounts.

How can I appeal financial-aid decisions made by the college? How should the appeal be phrased in writing?" … [subscribers only, unfortunately]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-way-to-appeal-college-financial-aid-decisions-1523239800

[sybbie719]

read the entire article simply googled the title and saw it with out the subscription.
Article offers nothing that we have not already covered in the financial aid forum including:

And while you are appealing, you might want to continue making plans to attend another college where you have been offered sufficient money to pay for school. There’s no guarantee that your appeal will be successful, and you don’t want to lose a year of college.