I got accepted into a school, but when I got my financial aid letter there’s an indication that I reported a ‘private outside’ scholarship that will cover a large portion of the tuition. The only problem is I didn’t report any outside scholarships, so I have no idea where this number is coming from. I seriously doubt the school would ever give me that much money anyway, but I’m confused as to where I made a mistake as this didn’t happen with any of the other schools I applied to. Does anyone have any advice or has had something similar happen to them?
Call the school…
Never heard of this happening…but really, the only way to find out is to call the school’s FA office.
I’m guessing that someone with the same name as you received a scholarship and that was sent in and it was wrongly applied to you. But that’s just a wild guess.