<p>Just thought I’d finish up this thread with a copy of a post on another thread of mine…</p>
<p>My financial aid obsession is over now, and I have to say that our family is NOT feeling scholarship envy. Stanford’s new enhancements lived up to the claims for our household. In the Stanford Daily article that detailed the changes, they said "This formula will smooth out expected contributions so that those earning just above the respective cut-offs will not see a significant increase in expenses. " So true for us. And there were no loans in the package. I wish all students everywhere from middle income families could be treated the same way.</p>
<p>I am Stanford’s biggest fan right now. We’ll be paying what we would have paid for in-state flagship. The amount we have saved over the past 17 years should cover it and my son gets to go to Stanford! Life is better than good.</p>