The appeal itself should be approached like a position paper. There is no limit on how many pages you use but it’s always a good idea to try and keep your letter to 1 or 2 pages. The first thing you ...

But students can get extra money to pay for college, in some cases, by filing a financial aid appeal letter. "The more competitive a university is, probably the harder it is to get them to change ...

They don't care," says Martin. Typically, students appeal by sending a letter to the college stating their case for admission. At UC—Berkeley, for example, an applicant can submit a 500-word ...