Appeal for more financial aid

bitti1
Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:57:39 +0000

in a word - yes.

you can definitely continue to work with the fin aide people up to and past the 12th hour. at least, we did, and were highly successful in doing so. the fin aide people at ND were EXTREMELY helpful to us, in this regard.

you need to make a very nice case for yourslf, be polite yet persistant, and be willing to do whatever it takes. you also need to be realistic . . . if you are a top candidate ( honours program, etc etc ) and/or also have something like an admission to MIT or an ivy to reference . . . . . they’ll probably be more inclined to help ya out.

last thing - the prevailing “wisdom” about fin aide at ND is far from accurate. ND is a private school, and they have lawyers. not everything they say is as it seems at first impression. if you have something they can use, they can and will make it work. with that said, at this level nobody is going to do it for you. make something happen for yourself. good luck.