<p>^Xiggi, </p>
<p>If your question was directed to me, yes. Stanford, as well as the rest of HYPS, declined to offer me any financial aid. In total honesty, I did receive significant outside merit scholarships which would have reduced the cost slightly, but I have so far used that money to instead fund a study abroad trip, books, and a college life without the NEED for a work study job. </p>
<p>I think my situation is that of many applicants to these top schools, including the OP.</p>