<p>Hey everyone~ So i finally got my financial aid award letter and it came out to a disappointing $10,000 per year…which is not something my family and i could afford… I’ve gotten better offers from schools such as Villanova (who gave me twice as much), but Boston College is my absolute first choice! I’ll be crushed if i cannot attend. </p>
<p>Can anyone give me and success stories with them appealing for more financial aid? They expect me to pay $42k when my efc is $36k… can anyone give me pointers on appealing? They have an online form, i’m sort of clueless on how to ask for more…</p>
<p>thank you so much in advance!!</p>
<p>I would say appeal. You might get lucky, but based on your financial condition, it doesn’t look like they are going to give you more. </p>
<p>You it’s worth a shot as I said you might get lucky. Good luck :)</p>
<p>why would they not give me more?
i just found out my efc is actually $30k which makes it a 12k difference of what i can’t pay. =</p>
<p>this is pretty much what they’ll say:</p>
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<li>private institutions determine their own EFC, and do not use the federal one. this is where the CSS profile comes into play.</li>
<li>they’re just pretty stingy with financial aid. nothing you can do about that. maybe they’re out of money too…considering the economy.</li>
</ol>
<p>but you should still try! you never know :)</p>