| Why did I receive so much less, when nothing has changed?
Well it all depends. Did your EFC (expected family contribution) change? Just by looking at your award I can't tell for sure if your EFC changed but by looking at it I can tell you a few things.1. You might want to ask the scholarship desk what happened to your Tuition waiver, because that might be something you needed to do, or hasn't posted it yet.2. Schools usually have a "priority deadline" and it looks like you missed out on it. The SEOG/LEAP grants are limited funds that the school has. So they give those on a first come first serve bases, based on when your application is completed with the office. And that goes for work-study as well. You might want to check with the fin aid to see when more work-study funds might be available, because not all students accept them and some don't ever use them. Most universities will go out into the system and re-award those funds.3. It looks like the amount of the Pell changed because I bet coming into school, you hadn't worked at all so it made your EFC zero. And working for work-study, (depending how you filled your fafsa) and earning those funds changed your EFC. When you filled out the FAFSA did you list your work-study funds under worksheet C? Because usually work-study funds won’t count as your income if you list it correctly. There are always a number of factors why your award changes and it's something you might want to sit down with your fin aid advisor if you think that it's wrong. And they can break it down for you and explain why. Good Luck next semester: DPS: As of July 1st you qualify for an additional $2000 unsubsidized loans (student is responsible for the interest while in school) as a dependent student. You'll need to go down to the office and have them post that for you if you want it.
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