<p>Sometimes you can appeal to the FAO to have a computer factored into the COA. Most often they’ll just increase the loan amount, but it’s still there.</p>
<p>And that is true, but COA will still account for “food expenses.” It probably won’t match up with reality, but they do make a nod toward expenses incurred. </p>
<p>I’m not saying I agree with their formula, just that it makes “sense” in an odd sort of way. It just doesn’t jive with pre-college spending arrangements; there definitely has to be a shift in perspective on what exactly is “required” and where money goes.</p>