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Citizenship:
Through the records of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Case verifies permanent resident or naturalized citizenship status. Applicants are required to provide their INS identification numbers to assist in this process.
Change of Address/Billing Information:
Students should notify the Financial Office of any changes in address, so that all financial aid and billing correspondence is received in a timely manner. Any change in permanent address will be routinely reported to a student's Stafford, and/or alternative loan lender(s), as required by the authorizing legislation for each of these programs. Borrowers are also required to notify their lenders of address changes. Tuition bills are sent out in July for the first semester of the award year. If you do not receive a bill by the end of July, notify the Registrar's Office at the School of Medicine. Payment terms will be described on the bill. These are mailed from the Bursar's Office.
Appeals:
Request for an increase in scholarship or loan assistance may be made by submitting a letter of appeal to the Financial Aid Office. Indicate the reason for the appeal and the amount requested and document the unusual circumstances necessitating the appeal. If appealing a charge on the tuition and fees bill, the student should submit a letter of explanation to the Bursar's Office. If a student is not satisfied with an appeal decision,, he/she has the right to further discuss his/her situation with the Director of Financial Aid or the Associate Dean of Admissions.
Entrance Interviews:
Each student must have an entrance interview for the Federal Family Education Loan Programs (Federal Stafford Loan Program). The mandatory entrance interview will be held during the first week of school.
Exit Interviews:
Each student who has borrowed from a loan program for which Case Western Reserve University is the lender, must have a personal exit interview with a representative from the Student Loan Office before leaving the University. During this interview, the borrower confirms the total sum borrowed; the source of each loan; and the length of the repayment period.
The Financial Aid Office is required by law to conduct exit interviews for all Stafford and alternative loan borrowers. Many borrowers, therefore, will be required to have two exit interviews before leaving the University: one conducted by the Student Loan Office and one by the Financial Aid Office. Both interviews are in March. The purpose of the interviews are to ascertain and assure the borrower's understanding of his or her responsibilities as the in-school period of the loan draws to a close. The school must communicate to lenders the fact that the borrower has left school and provide certain information (addresses, etc.), which will facilitate future communication between the lender and the borrower.
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