Every spring there are thousands of Connecticut parents of college bound high school students who are devastated when they realize that the awards letter that they received from the colleges that their child applied to are substantially short of meeting the true cost of attendance. This happens because the college’s award letter does not meet the student’s financial needs either in the total amount of aid or in the type of aid and the student can appeal the award on that basis to the college.
Every college has an appeal process that allows students to request a review of their financial aid eligibility and corresponding financial aid award offer. But before you go and contact each college then remember that each college determines its own regulations for this process, and be ready to be on your best professional behavior in order to get your appealed approved.