Am I the only person who received Alamo no money from OSU?
They’re only giving about $5000 in loans and my parents aren’t going to pay for anything.
Is this consistent with what you saw from running the Net Price Calculator on OSU’s website? If not, that’s certainly worth a call to the Financial Aid office.
this is the exact same for me and there’s no way I can afford it
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I can only imagine how disappointing it would be to get accepted to your #1 college choice but then not be able to afford it. That’s why running the NPC is so important before you apply - so you know whether the financial costs of that college are affordable and if they are not you can avoid getting to attached to the idea of attending. Some NPC results may not be accurate for folks who have unique income situations (self-employed, etc.) but for a typical family they seem to be pretty close.
Colleges base their assessment of how much aid you need on your family’s income (and to some extent assets). So if your family has the income but for whatever reason can’t or won’t pay for your attendance, the college is not going to take that into account, as unfortunate as that may seem.