Cornel -Weill SOM and Mt. Sinai-Icahn SOM Announce New Financial Aid Initiatives

Cornell now promises to meet full need without loans for students with demonstrated financial need.
https://studentservices.weill.cornell.edu/financial-aid/financial-aid-news

Mt Sinai has capped loan amount to ~$16K/year for students with demonstrated financial need. DACA and International applicants are eligible for the new FA initiative.
https://icahn.mssm.edu/education/financial-aid/enhanced-scholarship-initiative

So for these programs, I’m assuming parent financials are required when determining financial need??

So many medical school students have zero income…and assets…and would have financial need. But many medical schools require parent info in the application process…

Yes, parental financial info (and spousal information if applicable) is required unless the student is over age 35 when they start med school.

There are people applying with wife and elementary school age kids still being asked to submit parental financial information.

Gotta keep up with the Joneses (or should I say, the Tisches/Langones)