<p>That’s an odd response. However, what I am reading into it is that they are still in the process of figuring out what they did wrong. It sounds like <em>maybe</em> you won’t end up owing what you see right now as being your balance. Hang in there until someone figures out how to do math … then see how it shakes out. We don’t count assistanceships the way your schools does, so I am not familiar with what might be happening.</p>
<p>The bottom line is that even if the aid officer is the one who overawards you, the loan still must be reduced. That’s just the way it is, because the loans are governed by federal rules that cannot be broken.</p>