CAP's Financial Aid Award Analyzer
Did you get a fair offer? Should you appeal for more money?
CAP can help.
Every award uploaded is an entry to our $1,000 ‘No Essay’ Scholarship Contest!
How Do We Do It?
- Upload your awards to have them translated in seconds to see if you got a good offer
- In addition to reviewing the specific amounts and types of aid awarded, the Award Analyzer also considers:
- The type of institution and its financial aid methodology and approach
- Family dynamic considerations that may help your case
- Special circumstances which deserve a closer look by the financial aid office
How Does it Work?
- Step 1: Upload your award letters to have them auto-translated in seconds
- Step 2: View your side-by-side, apples-to-apples comparison to help you easily sift through the hundreds of different award letter variations in use by colleges
- Step 3: The Awards Analyzer will then instantly evaluate your award for the likelihood for a successful appeal, grading them into four categories:
- Very Strong Likelihood
- Strong
- Less Likely
- Low
Ready to see if you got a good deal and appeal for more money?
Appealing the Award?
- For cases where an appeal is recommended, CAP’s team of financial aid experts are available to help you craft the optimal appeals strategy to maximize your free aid
Why should I upload my awards?
- CAP’s Award Analyzer is the easiest and quickest way to see if you got a fair offer from the college
- Helps easily translate awards to understand your true cost of college and compare side by side
- $1,000 ‘No Essay’ scholarship contest. Each award uploaded is another chance to win!
Ready?
Let’s dive in!