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Congratulations! You've been selected to receive financial aid to help cover the costs of college. But what exactly is an 'FSEOG' or 'Unsubsidized Stafford,' and how much of the money you've been promised is actually just a loan? If you find yourself confused by your offer letter, you're not the only one... Some colleges and universities are moving towards using a standardized letter called the Shopping Sheet that breaks financial aid packages down into grants, loans and work-study allowances. But many schools still follow their own formats, producing letters that use mysterious abbreviations and jumble the different types of aid together... Upload a PDF of your letter in the area below and then click the 'decode' button. To get the most out of this tool, we recommend viewing the page on desktop. The tool can currently only decode PDFs with machine-readable text.