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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why don't you talk to the financial aid office before declining? Maybe there is something they can do? I wouldn't decline without giving them a chance to help. [/quote]

After June 1, some more aid may free up from those who decline.

Returning students generally get more aid

Most schools won't guarantee continued aid at the same level for the following years but they should at least say they generally are able to meet the same level of aid - here you want to be focused on percentage of aid you are receiving since tuition will continue to rise

if your child is in elementary, take a moment to consider the additional costs besides tuition and see if the cost is really sustainable for as many years as you are thinking you would like your child to attend. We made the mistake of not doing this and by the time our child left in 8th grade the cost of tuition which went up every single year plus all the extras each year were overwhelming. This included an activity our child did outside of school that we started at the rec level when she was young and swore we would not get caught up but 3 years in we were paying for private lessons and so on. I can admit now that there was some peer pressure that I really thought we would be big enough to avoid, but nope, in the thick of it, it is really hard.  All my child's classmates were doing something similar. [/quote]

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