why didn't we qualify for a Middle Class scholarship?

kelsmom
Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:22:04 +0000

Look at the link that I put in that post and tell me what you think. Anyway, to be more precise based on what that link shows: Pell + EFC cannot exceed COA.

Not true. Pell + EFC can indeed exceed COA, but because the Pell schedule is adjusted for very low-cost schools, the fact that the Pell may be adjusted downward may appear to be due to Pell+EFC>COA when indeed it’s just because the Pell payment is lower for a very low-cost school than it is for a higher-cost school at the same EFC. If a student at a school with a reduced Pell payment schedule were to have a non-need-based scholarship, then Pell+EFC could exceed COA … and the student would still get the full Pell.