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Posted about 1 year ago
in Student Support, Financial Aid & Scholarships.
This post is from Grown and Flown.
by Jeff Levy | Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes
It’s spring of your student's senior year, and your student has received the best news. “Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that….” They break into a huge smile, followed by tears of joy as they learn they have just been admitted to the school of their dreams. Looking at the next page of their letter, you feel like crying too, but for entirely different reasons.
The financial aid award isn’t close to making their dream school affordable.
So what should you do? The only remedy available to you at this late date is the Letter of Appeal that you’ll need to send well before National Decision Day, the last day a deposit at your student’s school will hold their place.
This year's National Decision Day is May 1. Important: verify the deposit deadline at each school your student has applied to.
What should you write in a persuasive Letter of Appeal? Continue reading the full story.
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