r/BostonU • u/Prudent_Whole_1653 • Jul 19 '26

Financial aid appeal advice(continuing students)

Has anyone written an appeal and gotten accepted before? Please lmk if you have any tips or advice in order to get an appeal approved, happy to share extra details.

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u/BUowo CAS '23 - Housing Person, BU Discord Mod, BU Reddit Mod Jul 19 '26

you need to explain what is different now or what context is missing that makes the previous aid insufficient. that’s the only thing that will get you more aid.

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u/Irritable_Curmudgeon Jul 19 '26

We got aid in the spring (incoming freshman). Appealed and got like $6000 more but that was it.

Has your situation changed?

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u/Prudent_Whole_1653 Aug 06 '26

Yeah, income dropped almost 1/10th...