<p>So, I know the financial aid package that you receive for freshman year isn’t guaranteed for all four years. Does it usually increase, decrease, or stay the same? Is there a big difference between the 1st year, 2nd year, etc.?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>My observation is that it’s usually the same, unless your fafsa changes enough (for more, not as often for less, I gather) or unless you screw up on any gpa req.</p>
<p>So it could go down if I screw up on my gpa and it could go up if my fafsa changes. Could it go up if I get good grades?</p>
<p>Not usually. Getting good grades is more of just a leverage point for if they want to decrease the aid.</p>
<p>Financial aid can go up if your fafsa changes but merit aid is likely not going to go up.</p>
<p>In my experience, it’s usually the same. Then again, with the tuition increases and different living situations (ie. off-campus) sometimes I have to modify my loans. You probably won’t get a decrease unless you drop below the minimum GPA which is like a 2.3 or something. And you probably won’t have an increase unless your parents have some sort of detrimental financial issue.</p>
<p>or a sibling going to college can be huge.</p>
<p>Usually the same unless your fafsa/profile information change drastically. If you have merit aid than I believe it may change if you do really poorly.</p>
<p>Merit aid usually has a requirement of 3.0 gpa.</p>
<p>what if youre waitlisted and you dont get as much financial aid as you ought to…
would your financial aid get better the second year?</p>
<p>possibly, you can even apply for financial aid again for the spring semester which most people don’t realize (like me until now lol), and i have friends that reapplied and got more aid.</p>