<p>The pre-paid tuition is considered a guarenteed resource that is available specifically for the purpose of paying tuition - they are not 'awarding' it - they are 'including' it as part of the package that they have put together for your D.</p>
<p>Is this school's fin aid award based differently than the others?? Are they insuring to meet all need?? or to meet need up to EFC?? Do the other schools have different fin aid guidelines?? Do they include these funds or are these funds above an beyond the fin aid offers??</p>
<p>Are the pre-paid tuition funds pre-taxed $$ - or no? - so they may be considered as a totally seperate asset from the parents contribution for that reason as they were set aside for a specific purpose.</p>