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<p>If the school does not guarantee to meet full need, they are under NO obligation to provide financial aid in excess of the mandates for things like the Pell (I believe the EFC for Pell is $5000 or less…something like that). It sounds like your daughter’s school does not guarantee to meet the full need of its students. That being the case, you WILL see students who do not get a lot of money. The school likely does not have a huge endowment to support giving money other than the minimum that the feds disperse to those who are really needy.</p>
<p>Also…you don’t know the circumstances behind any of these other students. There are students who seem wealthy who have financial need, and students who seem poor who have no need. The finances of these students is private.</p>
<p>Every year here on CC, there are speculations about the finances of others…and every year, someone (not usually me) reminds folks that what you see isn’t necessarily the whole story. A family that looks wealthy (drives the BMW, goes on lavish vacations) may be living well beyond their means…or maybe grandma and grandpa are paying for these luxuries. A family who appears poverty stricken may be the same family that has lived well below their means and squirreled away money to pay for college expenses. </p>
<p>You just can’t tell by looking at the outside. AND I have to say again…I still think it’s no one’s business who gets financial aid (and how much) and who does not…or why.</p>