FA at Boston University

[sybbie719]

<p>Waverly,</p>

<p>Thanks for posting the article. While BU has never been considered a school that has been “generous” when it comes to financial aid, they have always been upfront when it comes to discussing their financial aid policies. They are very forthcoming with the following statements:</p>

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<p>Ms. McGuire is blunt about the purpose of B.U. aid: “It’s meant to encourage some and do what we can for others. I don’t want to say ‘discourage’ because we want people to enroll. But we are more encouraging to some.”</p>

<p>Translation: The strongest students in a pool of applicants (maybe this is your safety school) will probably get more aid than the weakest applicants (maybe this is your reach school). </p>

<p>B.U. may be need-blind in admissions, but like many colleges, it is not talent-blind in financial aid. When the admissions office accepts a student, the file gets a rating before going to the financial aid office. That rating, Dr. Pohl says, is based on a holistic read of the application: factors like leadership, talent, motivation and personal character are weighed as well as grades and test scores.

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<p>Especially after reading this article, I think that the Op and the other student that I referenced to were both given classic admit-deny acceptances.</p>