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<p>It means they expect you, the student, to contribute that amount to your own education. The job is available, but they don’t “make” you work. In round numbers, they all cost around $60,000; they subtracted about $5,500 as his student contribution, and the rest was aid. As it turned out, they absorbed our state grant money into his aid, but not his $2,000 National Merit scholarship, and he used that for books, etc., (it showed up as a credit in his student account); so he is not working this school year (and is pretty overwhelmed with how much school work is expected, so it was a good decision for him).</p>
<p>Generous doesn’t begin to descibe it. We are grateful every single day for the opportunity that aid has given him.</p>
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<p>The quote means that there won’t be loans in the FA package. However, if a school does expect a “family contributiion” or a “student contribution” or “work-study”, then a student can choose to replace some of that with a student loan. That’s why even at “no loan” schools, students will sometimes have loans.</p>
<p>BTW…a school may award work study, but many schools can’t guarantee that there will be a work study job…and many won’t find/give you one. Often the student has to “find” the work-study job.</p>
<p>pierre: Yes, i am in SC, and I’ll be receiving the Palmetto Fellows scholarship (2310 sat, 3rd in class)
… scouts mom: So, you dont actually have to come up with any money. Just find a summer job and work on campus. But, if you can get money, then you wont have to work? Do any outside scholarships cover the money, too??.. or will they just absorb that in the aid?</p>
<p>mom2kids, ohhh, I get it now. well, hopefully i can find the job while im at college…because i dont know how else i would pay for it. ( my parents dont want to pay anything )</p>
<p>You get $2,500 from Clemson and since you’re majoring in engineering, you get an additional $3,300 every year that you continue to meet Palmetto Fellows requirements. I’m assuming you did get a 1350 on the SAT Math and Critical Reading sections so in addition you get $2,500 more.</p>
<p>That comes up to $8,300 in scholarship money. Now I’m not sure how Palmetto Fellows works because I’m from Massachusetts so I’m not sure whether this is the Palmetto Fellows scholarship or if this is in addition? I’m not qualified to answer that haha</p>
<p>If you have any financial aid questions though: [Contact</a> Us : Clemson University](<a href=“http://www.clemson.edu/financial-aid/contact-us.html]Contact”>Contact Student Financial Aid | Clemson University)</p>
<p>yes, i did get >1350, so i should get all of that. But I dont know if the financial aid would be enough to make it free or basically free.</p>
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<p>Our grant money got absorbed; merit money was credited in our account to use in addition to the aid. There are work-study jobs available at my son’s school, btw. Don’t know if that’s an Ivy thing or a school-by-school thing.</p>
<p>scoutsmom, merit money as in what?? I didnt think Ivies gave merit aid. And what account are you referring to?</p>
<p>Since your parents don’t want to contribute anything, then D may likely be your most affordable choice.</p>
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<p>Outside merit scholarships, as in National Merit money. </p>
<p>Every student at my son’s school gets a school account. We can electronically transfer money into it; he can use his ID to charge things on campus to it. His tuition is billed through his account.</p>
<p>Oh okay, thank you. Would outside scholarships that arent National Merit, or another program like it, be added to the account?</p>