WoRRIED TRANSFER STUDENT NEEDS HELP...RECIEVED BAD FINANCIAL AID.....

Applying to College
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<p>I am new to CC...I attended a state university this past year where the cost is 20k a year....I decided I wanted to transfer out to a top 25 university(its a private school)....and the Top 25 university costs 52,000 a year...My FAFSA said my familys EFC was 23,000, my CSS Profile said my family's EFC was 25,000....However when I recieved the financial aid from the school I had decided to transfer(the top 25 university) into I only had 9K in grants and 5k in loans...The top 25 university I had been accepted into is also a Best Value college(I don't know if this is important).......so that means my parents would have to pay 43K for me to go there(even though the EFC was only 25K at best).....I don't know what to do....</p>

<p>The thing is I had submitted my deposit to the top 25 university already, and I had already told my state school I will be leaving....I was supposed to submit my parents tax returns in MARCH but I submitted them in JUNE(my Financial Aid advisor(at the top 25 school) was REALLY MAD at me for submitting it late,) What should I do? Can I appeal the decision even though its so late and I start college again in late augest? Remember my FA advisior is already really mad at me.....Did I recieve less in grants because I had submitted my parent's tax returns late(I am a transfer student so they said they would accept it a little late)?</p>

<p>OH THE SCHOOL I AM TRANSFERRING TO SAYS THEY MEET 100 PERCENT OF NEED......</p>

<p>Thanks in advance....</p>

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<p>The EFC isn’t the actual amount you’ll be required to pay; it varies depending on how each college calculates their own financial aid. Some colleges are much stingier than others.</p>

<p>It’s certainly possible you received less aid because you submitted your forms late, but you can still try to appeal the decision.</p>

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<p>^^^^ If I tried to appeal it, who would look at my package? My FA advisor is already really mad at me, I doubt my FA advisor would give me more in grants…</p>

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<p>Maybe you should call the state school that you were attending and see if they will let you back in for the upcoming year. I’m not trying to be sarcastic–just practical. To me, this seems like a better solution than trying to come up with $43,000 for the upcoming academic year and then another $43,000+ for each of the following years.</p>

<p>I hope everything works out. Good luck.</p>