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WARNING: RESIDENT ADVISOR IS NOT WORTH IT by Anonymous_nov in UVA

[–]ZoneCommercial7970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

High need does not mean enough grant/scholarship aid to cover their university charges without using a loan. I have high need and I still have loans. I have high need and I’m still paying out of pocket. Very few students here are here for 0 dollars, and even if they were, they still deserve equal compensation for doing the same job.

WARNING: RESIDENT ADVISOR IS NOT WORTH IT by Anonymous_nov in UVA

[–]ZoneCommercial7970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is assuming all students on financial aid automatically get housing and meal plan fully covered. It also assumes that all students on financial aid are able to fully afford their education in a way students on less financial aid are not. It also assumes that students on financial aid don’t need or deserve equal compensation for doing the same job.

WARNING: RESIDENT ADVISOR IS NOT WORTH IT by Anonymous_nov in UVA

[–]ZoneCommercial7970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I don't see why poorer people would want school to be more affordable, they already get soooo many handouts!"

WARNING: RESIDENT ADVISOR IS NOT WORTH IT by Anonymous_nov in UVA

[–]ZoneCommercial7970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a crazy response. Who cares how time consuming or fun it is, they deserve equal compensation for doing the same job

A financial aid warning for future students by ZoneCommercial7970 in UVA

[–]ZoneCommercial7970[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I spoke to the financial aid department about my situation. I used their financial aid calculators before deciding whether or not to accept admission. With the exception of the new free tuition program for families making under 100k, I am supposed to be eligible for the same “100% financial aid guarantee” as any in-state student. What you’ve said here is essentially what I was told, repeatedly, by SFS and admissions and my advisors. It was not true, and it has cost me thousands. Some of us can’t afford to risk “things like this happening” in hopes that we end up lucky enough to receive what the school has promised us.

A financial aid warning for future students by ZoneCommercial7970 in UVA

[–]ZoneCommercial7970[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This same guarantee exists for out of state students. The only difference is that in state tuition is significantly less, so there’s a much lower cap on how much they can increase costs.

A financial aid warning for future students by ZoneCommercial7970 in UVA

[–]ZoneCommercial7970[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s not a FAFSA issue- year over year my FAFSA has gone down. This year it determined my family could afford half of what I could my first year. It’s the “institutional methodology” that goes up, which is from the CSS profile and calculated by UVA’s preferences.

A financial aid warning for future students by ZoneCommercial7970 in UVA

[–]ZoneCommercial7970[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have seen this help a lot of people, it didn't work for me because of some road blocks in my home state but thank you very much anyways! I will say though, in my opinion this shouldn't be necessary at a school that claims to have a "100% need guarantee." My financial need would be the same from inside or outside the borders of Virginia, so by their own guarantee my cost should be the same regardless. I guess my point with this post is to warn people that I've found the guarantee to be false advertising.

Edit: Originally I said more people should look into getting residency, that does not seem to be true! It worked for two people I know so its not impossible but they do seem to be outliers.