<p>Harking back to 2011-
The only “lie” we encountered (after going through the process with two kids now) was back then, when Brandeis University assured they’d “meet full financial need” for accepted applicants if applications were submitted by mid February.</p>
<p>FAFSA said our need was X amount. Brandeis offered one tenth of that in grant, and one third in loans. The rest? They forgot about that. And this was after our incredulous appeal.</p>
<p>Point of this story? “Meeting needs” is a straight forward process at some universities, but not all. You don’t know until it’s on the table.</p>
<p>Water under the bridge, as DS opted for a much better choice all around. But at the time this stung.</p>