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Originally Posted by KDCat
Call them and ask if that merit scholarship is guaranteed for 4 years and if the rest of the aid package will be similar. I expect that the answer is "yes" and they will be surprised that this even an issue.
Halo is lucky. He has two really great choices.
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In reality, it is not uncommon for schools to offer one aid package to freshmen and then either tuition goes up and the scholarship/aid does not or aid goes down in later years. Everyone should know up front that it is up to the university how much aid they think you need! (So for example, when your daughter graduates, they might decide to reduce Halo's aid package?)
Also, many of the financial aid programs are tied to maintaining a certain GPA. If that is a 3.5 it is not so bad, but needing to keep a 3.8 or a 4.0 could be tough. I see a LOT of transfers from private schools or out of state to big in state school happening for this reason.