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When a student receives an external scholarship from a private organization, how does it most commonly affect their financial aid package from the institution?

A It always results in an increase in the student's federal Pell Grant award.
B The institution may reduce the student's unmet need by first decreasing loans or work-study, then institutional grants.
C The institution is legally prohibited from adjusting its original aid offer.
D It only impacts the student's Cost of Attendance (COA) and never their aid eligibility.

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

When a student receives an outside scholarship, institutions generally adjust the aid package to ensure total aid doesn't exceed need. They typically reduce self-help aid (loans, work-study) before reducing institutional grants.

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