Thank you all!
I did know they were separate (merit & F.Aid). I realize now I wasn’t clear in my post. My apologies! I was meaning to reference the communication between students and school vs parents on either/both). Regardless, the information/answers are helpful!
Being new to the entire process, it can be confusing to navigate since schools each have differences in everything from who/how to contact per topic, timing, the process, even finding the release forms allowing parent communication!
Thanks again!