<p>^ people dont have to work 40 hrs/wk during school days, 15ish is a good number. summer time you can easily make 6k-7k if u work full time~vacation is a luxury too expensive to have, that’s just me though.</p>
<p>Hi Square,</p>
<p>I agree with you completely. However, college tuition is significantly more than the amount you will make working 15 hrs/week or even 40 hrs/week. That was my point. Even if you work full time, if you aren’t getting financial aid, college is not affordable. That is why many people are complaining about not getting financial aid.</p>
<p>Part of the problem with paying for college is that people assume the EFC is to be taken out of CURRENT earnings. This is not true. The EFC is supposed to encompass any saved money + current income + future loans. This is why the EFC is a shock for most people.</p>
<p>I don’t want to work 40 hours a week. I want to get good grades and have some free time.</p>
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<p>6-7 thousand barely covers room and board for two semesters, with the lowest standard of living possible. That doesn’t cover a cent of the tuition. I’d love to know how someone can work for 15 hours a week during school and be able to earn the 15 thousand needed.</p>
<p>I don’t mean working to pay for schooling without FA. I was merely poining out that there are ways to close the gap other than just complaining about the offer.</p>
<p>My gap was almost $18,000.</p>
<p>your situation is different of course; you had such high EFC.</p>
<p>What exactly is a high EFC? Mine is 10069 and I still haven’t heard anything. Is that a high, average, or small?</p>
<p>“I don’t mean working to pay for schooling without FA.”</p>
<p>That is what a lot of people are talking about (or at least with extremely low financial aid), which is why you seem to be missing the point of my and Tetrahedr0n’s posts entirely.</p>
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<p>It’s perfectly fair to complain about the offer if the gap is so large that it cannot be reasonably bridged. It’s not a matter of being lazy or whiny, it’s a matter of being able to afford this school or not. It’s totally reasonable, to me, to attempt to appeal an unhelpful FA award.</p>
<p>The problem is that UMich has absolutely no obligation to OOS students. They are not required to offer ANY financial aid (other than federal money). This is why going to an OOS school is so risky. </p>
<p>People should NOT be taking on 50k+ in loans though. It’s ridiculous. If you don’t get the FA package you want, you need to find a cheaper school. </p>
<p>Blame the inflated costs, not the FA department :(.</p>
<p>^I’m instate.</p>