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A college student's parent recently experienced a significant job loss, causing a substantial reduction in family income. Which action might a financial aid administrator take, utilizing Professional Judgment, to potentially adjust the student's financial aid eligibility?

A Automatically grant the student a full scholarship regardless of need.
B Change the student's dependency status from dependent to independent.
C Adjust the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) or Student Aid Index (SAI) based on the new financial circumstances.
D Require the student to withdraw from all courses until the parent is re-employed.

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

Professional Judgment allows financial aid administrators to adjust data elements used in calculating the EFC/SAI or COA in special circumstances, such as job loss, to better reflect a family's true financial ability to pay.

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