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After you've been accepted at a college, don't be afraid to negotiate with the school about a financial aid package.
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Those costs reflect a trend among private American universities--charge a stratospheric tuition fee, then offer a generous financial aid package.
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Because the school knows that the family is locked into that place if the child is accepted, the school can low-ball the financial aid package that accompanies the acceptance letter.
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In particular, a financial aid package for Poland should avoid transferring credit risk from private commercial banks to Western governments and taxpayers as a way of covering and thereby encouraging loans from private credit markets.
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All of these institutions have pledged to provide every incoming student for the 2013-2014 school year with easy to understand information as part of their financial aid package, and that includes these five elements I talked about: First, how much one year of school will cost them.
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If you applied for financial aid, you should have received a financial aid award package along with the congratulatory admission letter.
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And if borrowers place some of the withdrawal from a home-equity loan, a line of credit or cash-out refi in a bank or brokerage account, it will likely lead to a smaller financial-aid package for the next academic year.
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Finally, one of the little known secrets about financial aid is that the package offered to families is not engraved in stone.
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Many colleges describe loans as "financial aid" or obscure the fact that the aid package includes federal loans to be taken out by parents.
WSJ: Making Sense of College Aid
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College financial aid officers have considerable leeway to adjust the package they award you.
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St Andrews University said it would, however, offer "a wide-ranging package of new bursaries, scholarships and financial aid".
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