jetskigrl
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- Mar 7, 2007
GAH! We found out today that the scholarship is less than we had anticipated. We were told one thing, but either they didn't explain well or we misunderstood, but apparently two of the scholarships he applied for can't be stacked. You get the higher of the two as they are both merit based. This is putting us in a difficult situation because the cost is a bit prohibitive. We may indeed need a plan B. He is discouraged and we are sad for him.
We are still going to try to make it work, but it is very expensive and we will have 2 kids in college next year.
So, we can either:
1. Have him stay at CC and take more classes that will transfer and try again later.
2. Along with the above, add a few more schools into the search and apply in March/April to several schools and see what he can get
3. Take out more of a loan than we want
Question:
Is there a way to see what we might qualify for next year with two kids in college? Does the FAFSA spell that out fairly clearly?
Sorry, coming in really late to this one (I don't seem to get notifications of new posts on this thread anymore).
I'm so sorry for the struggles. I don't know if I have mentioned that my DD is also on the spectrum and I understand how it feels when they find that right fit (especially since my DD is at a private Art College also) and you want so much to make it work out for them. My DD would have gotten lost (not literally, well, maybe literally too) in a big school or CC so the small campus and small class sizes of the private college really work in her favor.
I wish I had some advice for you. I don't know about SCAD, but DD's school expenses outside of tuition and fees is basically just art supplies. In three semesters she only needed 4 books and two were purchased on Amazon (paperback, about $15 each) and the other two were written by the professors and were custom bound (both around $20). So DD has had very little in the way of expenses for books. The first year was a lot more for Art supplies but this year has been less than $100. This is a substantial savings over the cost of books/supplies at a regular college (if that helps any).
I'll have my fingers crossed that it all works out for you.