You Might Be Able to Get More College Aid Money Now Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

April 29, 2020 – In a CNBC.com article written by Michelle Fox, Shannon Vasconcelos, director of college finance at Bright Horizons College Coach, discusses how families may have more success negotiating for more money and scholarships from colleges as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Vasconcelos says:

“The worst a college will do is say, ‘No, sorry we have no more money for you.”…In fact, Vasconcelos has noticed both an uptick in the amount of money being granted on appeals and a willingness on the part of colleges that have never negotiated in the past to now do so.”

Read the full story here.