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308. NEGOTIATING A FINANCIAL AWARD LETTER with college cost advocate Mark Salisbury
College represents one of those backwards pursuits where buyers sell themselves to vendors before they even know the price of enrollment. Is the admissions process really disengaged from economic reality, or do applicants have more agency than they realize? Amy and Mike invited college cost advocate Mark Salisbury to share the finer points of negotiating a financial award letter.
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
What does a financial award letter look like?
What are the different types of financial aid listed?
Is the amount of aid awarded in a letter final?
How and when…
The skinny
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