It sounds like financial aid is very closely allied with Marshalls admissions office. Do you help determine whether an applicant is admitted and whether he or she qualifies for financial aid?
I help determine the admissions, but I don’t actually do the aid portion. What happens is once students apply, all of their information is kept in the financial aid office, and the financial aid specialists are actually the ones who determine how much a person is going to be aided. We have a general rule of thumb that a student will get, hopefully, the maximum $18,500 through the federal Stafford Loan. Then, they’ll cover the remaining $22,000 through private lenders. Some people have a little bit less or more than that, depending upon their particular situation (i.e., married couples, couples with children, etc.). First and foremost, I would imagine students are interested in Marshall’s scholarship or fellowship opportunities, given that those are the types of awards that don’t have to be paid back. Right. We have several different kinds of scholarships or fellowships — we use the two terms interchangeably here. Fellowships are merit-based — no need is factored in — and can range f
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