<p>couple more things
money recieved for room and board is taxable- so you might want to help your parents out since they are lowincome enough for you to recieve Pell grant.
Workstudy money is taxable but does not apply to income as it is considered part of your financial aid package
However- I know & I expect others will agree with me- that gaming the system by not stating that you have other resources to pay tuition- and accepting $40,000 in school and federal grants is - lets put it mildly- NOT NICE- it is fraud.
There are other students who have EFC comparable to yours but they don't always have grandfathers who will pay tuition underthe table as it were.
You haven't said anything about the contribution you will make by working to pay for your own personal and educational expenses.
You have a very generous relative who is willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars for your education & you call him stubborn because he isn't paying more?
You don't want to know what I would call that line of reasoning......
BTW since I imagine Middlebury administration read these boards as do personnel from other colleges- you might want to think twice when you leave information that enables them to identify you so clearly- how many students do you think they offer such a huge grant to?</p>