Dear Financial Aid Administrator,

 

process for asking the financial aid office to exclude parental information when calculating my financial aid package.

 

I understand that qualifies as an "unusual circumstance" that may allow the financial aid office to exclude parental income when calculating my financial aid package.

 

I have attached documentation from , who has personal knowledge of my unusual circumstances and provided a letter supporting my request.

 

If there is an official financial aid form or process in place, please let me know and I will pursue it. I would greatly appreciate a follow up regarding:

 

- Other deadlines, forms, next steps and/or requirements

- Other resources or scholarships available and who to contact to pursue those options

- Timeline for processing and receiving a decision

- What to expect after decision

 

I will welcome any support the financial aid office can offer. Thanks in advance for your consideration.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

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What do I do next?

Your next step is to print a copy of this letter and take it to your financial aid office. You can also download it and email it to your financial aid office from your school email account. 

 

Remember: 

 

▢ Hold onto the original copies of this letter and your supporting documents. Financial aid will not return them to you. 

 

▢  Keep track of the details of your conversations with your financial aid office in the SwiftStudent worksheet that will download with your appeal letter. 

 

▢  Check your school email address every day. Your school's financial aid officers may need additional information to evaluate your appeal. 

 

▢ Ask the financial aid office to direct you to other resources at your school, especially if your appeal is rejected.

Record of financial aid submissions and conversations

Keep a personal record of all your conversations with your financial aid office here. 

 

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I ▢ sent an email to ▢ received an email from ▢ met in person with ▢ spoke by phone with

 

______________________ about:

           Name of Financial Officer

 

I told the financial aid officer:

 

The financial aid officer told me:

 

To get a decision about my appeal I need to:

 

When I asked the financial aid officers what other resources were available, they told me about:

 

 

 

 

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       MM/DD/YY

 

I ▢ sent an email to ▢ received an email from ▢ met in person with ▢ spoke by phone with

 

______________________ about:

           Name of Financial Officer

 

I told the financial aid officer:

 

The financial aid offer told me:

 

To get a decision about my appeal I need to:

 

When I asked the financial aid officers what other resources were available, they told me about