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Office and the Student Aid Report (SAR) made available to the
Financial Aid Office.
Only after these documents are in the hands of both admis-
sions and financial aid counselors can they begin to determine
the financial aid implications for you and your parents. Only
then do they have the data to create a financial aid package
using federal and state government grants and loans (federal
methodology) and institutional grants and scholarships (insti-
tutional methodology). Be persistent, but be patient.