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

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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>I doubt they’ll budge. Either pay it out, or go back to your old state school. Frankly it was irresponsible on your behalf. I got accepted to USC as a transfer, and knew I couldn’t afford it. REASON WHY I DIDN’T submit my deposit or decided to go about it like if I was going to attend there. Financial aid was the deciding factor and they expected me to pay well over half when my EFC was below 10K. I asked for more, and they said I should understand the economy and private institution have limited funds. Good luck, its worth the try.</p>

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<p>It’s entirely possible you received little aid because you submitted information late. Why should the school reserve funding for you when other students submitted their info on time? You can appeal but they may not budge. You need to call your state school and see if you can stay.</p>