{"id":2471,"date":"2025-10-29T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/?page_id=2471"},"modified":"2025-10-29T18:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:17:45","slug":"special-circumstances-appeals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/finaid\/special-circumstances-appeals\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Circumstances Appeals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Types of Special Circumstances Appeals<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Student Aid Index (SAI) Appeal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Student Aid Index (SAI) Appeal allows students and families to request a reevaluation of their financial aid eligibility if their current financial situation has significantly changed since the prior-prior-year tax data used on the FAFSA or TASFA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unusual Circumstance Appeal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Unusual Circumstance Appeal allows students who indicated \u201cyes\u201d to the Student Unusual Circumstance question on the FAFSA to have their dependency status formally reviewed by the financial aid office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cost of Attendance Appeal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Cost of Attendance (COA) Appeal allows students to request an adjustment to their estimated education-related expenses if their actual costs are higher than what Tarleton State\u2019s published COA predicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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