I always go to the collegeboard website (the SAT site) to check out random stuff on colleges like the tuition and financial aid stuff. Most of the schools I looked at have around $7000 for average financial aid, how hard is it exactly to get the average financial aid? also they have a seperated thing for average need-based scholarships/grant and non-need based aid, is that included in the average financial aid or is that completely seperate? Like it is possible for example to get the $7000 finiancial aid, AND the $2000-$3000 scholarship and/or non-need based aid??

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oh and say for example i got $7000 financial aid, is that just for one year right? So I would have to reapply for it again the next year?