Applying for college financial aid is pretty simple, however, the results are not always what you would hope for. Since the financial aid is income based you may make too much money to qualify for something. Let's say you have a lot of other financial obligations you would like them to consider or you are just on the border of being able to receive aid. Writing a college financial aid appeal
. letter has 6 steps. 1. make sure you address the correct individual 2. thank the college for the amount you are receiving, but let them know that you will not be able to attend their college because you cannot make up the difference 3. explain your situation, if they are using your parents information explain why they are not able to come up with the difference 4. summarize your situation, ex. mortgage, car payment, medical bils etc. 5. restate your inability to attend the school due to the lack of aid 6. make sure to be polite in the letter and spell check!
