<p>Has anybody appealed their financial aid and had success?</p>
<p>If so, please share your story! I am wondering how I should approach it because BC’s aid is significantly lower than that of other colleges.</p>
<p>hi! so after i got my acceptance letter to BC i was pretty set on going, other than the fact that the financial aid i received was much lower than anticipated. later on that week i wrote a letter to my financial aid officer, and after two weeks of not hearing back at all i was pretty discouraged. i called the office to ask whether they got my letter or not, and another staff member that picked up said that they received it two days ago, and to give it a few more days for processing. lo and behold, the morning before admitted eagles day i get an email telling me that my financial aid package has been updated, and i saw that i was given another $9000 in grants. much more than i was expecting, but everyone in my family was super happy!</p>
<p>i think the key was to be earnest, and i never asked for an exact figure. i just mentioned that any aid she could give me would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>^ darn! that’s really good. Congratulations!</p>