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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I’m wondering how you and your institution read the “</span><span class="markedcontent"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As of today, what is your parents’ total
current balance of cash, savings, and checking accounts? Don’t include student financial aid.” question on the FAFSA.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="markedcontent"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="markedcontent"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you take it literally or do you qualify it with “the amount that is set aside for educational expenses”?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="markedcontent"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="markedcontent"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We have a family who has money set aside to purchase a house. They have more than one child in college, and the other institution has advised them
to change the amount reported, so I wanted to see what the industry standard is.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="markedcontent"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-5.0pt;mso-text-raise:5.0pt">Tirzah Knight<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-5.0pt;mso-text-raise:5.0pt">Director of Financial Aid<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-5.0pt;mso-text-raise:5.0pt">Student Services Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-5.0pt;mso-text-raise:5.0pt">o: 918.335.6252 | f: 918.335.6252<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-5.0pt;mso-text-raise:5.0pt">Oklahoma Wesleyan University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-5.0pt;mso-text-raise:5.0pt">2201 Silver Lake Road, Bartlesville, OK 74006<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.okwu.edu/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72;position:relative;top:-5.0pt;mso-text-raise:5.0pt">okwu.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-5.0pt;mso-text-raise:5.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Summer Office Hours:</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday-Thursday: 8 am to 5 pm<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday: 8 am to 2 pm</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OKWU Eagles Reminders:</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Complete your <a href="StudentAid.gov">
<span style="color:#0563C1">22-23 FAFSA</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Review your aid offer & missing docs in the
<a href="FinAidApply.okwu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">FA portal</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Send us your documents by taking a picture and using
<a href="https://www.okwu.edu/upload/"><span style="color:#0563C1">OKWU Upload</span></a>. We cannot accept emailed documents.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.okwu.edu/admissions/financial-aid/faq/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Financial Aid FAQs</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Need more help? Send me an email, and I am happy to call, Zoom, or text.
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