<p>I am very unhappy with Villanova financial assistance. My daughter is in the class of 2012. The summer before her freshman year, the 2008-2009 “Information About Your Financial Assistance” instructions did not say that the Villanova grant could change over the four years; in fact it said “Villanova University Grants are awarded for four academic years (eight terms).” I decided we could afford Villanova because of that statement. After all, this is Villanova, with higher ideals, not the federal government with all of the EFC and FAFSA restrictions, and they have some really happy statistics in other marketing type handouts on how much aid they give. We felt good about it. This year my son graduated from another college, and the grant was reduced by 80%, which equates to serious money that I did not plan for and really cannot afford. The 2010-2011 “Information About Your Financial Assistance” instructions has a sentence added: “The amount may change based on your financial need each year”. WHY DID THEY “FIX” THE INSTRUCTIONS?! Because it was an omission, obviously, and I am paying the price for believing the 2008-2009 instructions. If anyone wants to see the 2008 and 2010 forms side by side, please e-mail me and I will send both. I appealed on June 18,2010, waited a month after a couple of followup calls, was told a month later on July 18 to just pay the full bill and they would get around to me in late August after the tuition due date. I had to hire a lawyer to get any attention and spent over $1000 just to get a response before the August 9 due date. Villanova restored the aid level by about one-third of what the reduction amounted to, and it is not guaranteed for her senior year. It hurts financially, and I feel abused. I am curious if any other class of 2012 parents have a feeling that they saw somewhere that the Villanova grant was good for four years. I hope there are others out there. If anyone has an idea or advice for me, please send. Thanks</p>