<p>^^^
The post was talking about need-based aid from the STATE of Iowa. It wasn’t talking about merit aid given by either univ. A low income student with good, but not merit quality stats, wouldn’t get the money that he needed for college.</p>
<p>***State aid *in Iowa is pretty poor for university bound students</p>
<p>State need-based aid is VERY different from merit aid. State need-based aid is based on income, not stats. And…merit aid usually doesn’t come from tax-payers. </p>
<p>It sounds like UIowa can be one of your financial safety schools. In situations like yours, it’s good to have at least 3 financial safety schools…just in case your “financial reach” schools don’t work out money-wise or acceptance-wise. By having at least 3 such schools, you’ll still feel like you have a choice for college…otherwise, you may feel “railroaded” into UIowa…even tho it’s a good school. It’s always nice to have a choice…good for morale.</p>