*sigh*

First off, congratulations to everyone that has been admitted!

Can those of you who applied for financial aid please post a rough estimate of net family income and what aid you were offered?

Thanks in advance.

randombetch

They gave me a $37k grant and my family income is $24k... I was very surprised.

My mom and I live on $11k...

myspip

32k grant, family income over $100k with today's extremely low dollar value. The high grant because the taxes here are insane =)

@randombetch: a 37$ grant is much lower than the average for your income bracket, the average for your income bracket for the class of 2011 was around 43000 i think [according to P.U. admission info], so perhaps there was a mistake? You should ask the F.A. office.

aznfishy

ya i think their fin aid was kind of low too...
does anyone know what exactly they mean by outside awards? cuz i don't think i'm going to get as much in scholarships as they estimated i will

Celita

Is the number that they specify under the letter the amount they are giving in grants for one year? So each year we get this amount, roughly?

sprtn117

61K family income, 43K fin aid.

randombetch

Okay what the hell. Why is my grant only $37k when my mom's income is $11k.

HandsAcrossTime

^ Unless there's something else you have - like huge investments or something - that's probably a mistake. Talk to them, and I'm sure they'll fix it or at least explain what's up. I definitely think it's a mistake.

40k income, giving everything but 2kish

Angie1690

40K income given everythin but $350

aznfishy

hearing about these makes me pretty surprised...my online offer was disproportionately low compared to other ppl on here's...& comparable colleges (as well as less wealthy ones) gave me alot more than princeton

bmwdan13

Is there any way to ask Princeton to reconsider my finaid package? I want to consider Princeton as a strong option, but I have a much more generous finaid offer from Yale that makes Princeton impossible... should I tell Princeton about Yale's offer so they can try to match it? Should I call personally, or should my parents call?

randombetch

WOW, Princeton just sent me a letter saying they reviewed my financial aid and now they reduced my family contribution down to $7.5k a year!!!

I love Princeton.

tennisgirl08

bmwdan13- I'm in the same situation. There is an extremely significant difference.

Alumother

Yes. If you all really want to go to Princeton, then call the financial aid offices. Princeton wants to be the best alternative their preferred students are considering.

ihavehope13

My aid packages were also very different from Yale and Princeton. I called and sent them a copy of Yale's offer and they matched it virtually dollar-for-dollar. I was impressed/very excited! It seems like they are very willing to work with you to make it affordable.