<p>Does anyone know how medical bills are calculated when there is a special condition the school is considering for medical expenses or does it depend on the individual college?</p>
<p>It depends on the individual college. You give your special circumstances information (medical expenses, for example) WITH documentation to support your info to the college and the college determines if they will make an adjustment and if so, how they will do so.</p>
<p>Speak with each college individually about their policy and then prepare yourself that it may do NOTHING! We found out the hard way. One college told us they will consider high medical expenses. We submitted all the forms, receipts, etc and it changed the award by zero. Keep in mind these were incredibly high medical expenses also. DD eventually picked the school that said they would reduce the medical expenses amt from the efc and actually did it.</p>
<p>Last year (S was incoming freshman) we submitted insurance EOB's (just the EOB's, not the bill and/or canceled check) and a summary letter requesting consideration of medical expenses. We submitted this to his top 4 schools. All adjusted his aid by reducing his EFC and some changed other aspects of his f/a package.</p>
<p>He attends one of those schools. I submitted the same info this year and they were again generous in adjusting his EFC. Be sure to include any premiums for health insurance and the IRS allowed rate for medical mileage.</p>
<p>Thanks guys...submitted my info to financial aid office so we will see what happens. We actually had quite a bit of medical bills, amounts that weren't covered by insurance. </p>
<p>Boy will I be glad when my last son is out of college so we won't have to go through this process. This year has been one thing after another with financial aid. Been talking with other parents with kids in different colleges in different states and the consensus seems to be colleges are tightening up on the financial aid and seem to be verifying more. </p>
<p>So all college students and future students, apply for every scholarship, grant and and anything else out there that may help defray your college expenses. Also, apply to scholarships that you dont think you have a chance of getting, b/c chances are a lot of other people are thinking the same way and not applying and you may be the lucky one.</p>