<p>Yeah, the financial aid stuff was my main barrier in attending BU. I come from a pretty middle class background. I guess my family's income would be around 80,000. BU gave me 21,000, but only 16,000 of it was an actual grant and the rest were loans. I thought I had a better option staying home, but is this good aid? I live in Georgia and traveling expenses would also be a factor as well.</p>
<p>my fmaily income is around 92,000 and i got 24000 in grant and 3500?in loan... i must say im lucky in this case. but im still hoping to get money from outside scholarship..</p>
<p>I'm in the same boat. My EFC is mid to low 20's and I got a total aid package of about 20k.
My dad wrote a very detailed letter explaining our financial situation (which is rather out of the ordinary--we have a business/farm thats lost a fair amount of money and my parents are old enough to retire by the time I'm done with school). He even worked in the stuff about absorbing the cost over time by saying he didnt have any time.
Anyway, this was all a few weeks ago and I still have yet to hear. I just sent in my deposit because I can't wait any longer. Hopefully if my appeal gets denied I'll be able to get that money back.</p>