<p>this may be a stupid question but i recently got an ok grant from CMU that was purely merit b/c my EFC was really high (it was a freak year, next year's efc will be much lower).
If my efc decreases significantly next year so much so that I suddenly go from needing no need-based aid to needing almost 16-17k in aid, do I get need based aid plus the merit grant (so that i pay less than efc) or merit + need-based aid and end up paying only efc. I guess my question is, can I get the same grant as well as need based aid. Does neone have any experience with this.</p>
<p>bump......</p>