It’s not too late to apply for financial aid or appeal the financial aid amount that was given. “It doesn’t mean that we run out of funding,” said Phil Asbury, Director of Financial Aid at Northwestern. With the financial aid office, students shouldn’t brag or boast about grades. Explain what has changed in your situationAt Emory University, “students can contact the Office of Financial Aid at any point” with what’s called “a special-circumstances appeal,” said John Leach, Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment and University Financial Aid. Inform the school’s financial aid office right away and in some cases, financial aid can increase, he said.

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