Yes, do not what calc GT did.
We have another kid in college and our EFC and demonstrated need clearly showed that.
Keeping fingers crossed and prayers on.
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Yes, I saw that on the CMU thread.
Guess, we were fortunate that they met our need substantially unlike GT.
However, CMU has to move us out of the waitlist.
Keeping our prayers on.
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Sorry for the typos.
Yes, do not know whatā¦
Georgia Tech does not meet demonstrated need for all students. I think the percentage I read was 67%. They commit to meeting a portion of demonstrated need through federal (loans and Pell), state (Zell) and institutional resources. For those that do not qualify for the Pell Grant, my guess is the percentage of those with unmet need is higher. The majority of schools that do meet demonstrated need are private, although there are a handful of exceptions like UVA. I have a friend whose son transferred out of UVA after his first year to a different state school (not in Virginia) and ran into this.
Certainly call the financial aid office as I have heard of people who had loans missing from their package.
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I understood. And we will have 3 in college at the same time (triplets) so I get it.
We actually received decent grant aid from UVA (which meets need) and UMichigan (which does not meet need for OOS) and NC State (which also doesnāt meet need OOS). Also received federal loans from UF.
So donāt understand the FA from Georgia Tech at all.
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Yes, just got our too this morning OOS.
We heard they donāt give much since theyāre a public institute, but we got a small GT Scholarship and Federal Work-Study with a tiny Fed Direct Subsidized Loanā¦
Could someone help me understand āWork Studyā? This means my DS has to work on campus to get that money?
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Yes thatās what work study means. The school will help facilitate this. There will be certain jobs available for students with work-study.
It can be anything from working at a desk at one of the college buildings to working for a specific professor. As long as itās not too demanding, itās a good thing.
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Soā¦ You donāt have a loan or work study in your package then?
Nope
Did you check-marked that you are applying for those when you were submitting for FA? I remember we did so.
Pretty sure we did. Planning to call financial aid and ask.
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Folks
Reached to GT Financial Aid for reconsideration.
They said the only amount that can change is the federal amount.
There will no change in institutional aid.
But, Kiddo likes it so unless CMUās waitlist becomes an admit, he will be a Jacket.
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Just an fyi for those with questions about the campusā¦
My D and I were on campus last night visiting one of her friends (female). We were near the residential halls on west campus and felt safe walking around. The walking areas were lit and quite a number of kids were out walking on their own or in small groups. My D commented on the number of kids out and about being more than at her school. 
ETA: We saw a couple of the GT choral groups earlier in the evening. It was a fun time.
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Congratulations!!
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Thank you.
Where did your child commit?
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UT Austin for Computer Science. Iām happy at least this portion of the journey is over!
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Great school.
Wishing him the very best.
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My son is officially a Yellow Jacket! 
Itās been a long journey and we are so grateful that it ended with a school that itās a great fit for him and that he is so happy to attend!
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do you guys think Iāll get my acceptance rescinded if I have a C in AP Macroeconomics this semester? Iām taking 6 APs (I have As in the rest of them) and I have an explanation as to why my grade slipped. Iām panicking right now and I donāt know what to doā¦
Unlikely. Itās a D or F thatāll typically get you into trouble.
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