Did anyone apply for Fall '07?

lindalana
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:09:39 +0000

MilwDad, sorry to hear about merit aid issue. I think several factors came into play this year, most important that last couple of years Knox got biggest classes ever so this year it was bound to be more strict to keep yield in check. Last year they had about 100 more people that was expected and for small school like Knox it means a lot. Another reason I could think of is that Knox is big on diversity and has been deservingly more popular at other states and person from WI might have not been as attractive as someone from CA all other things being equal.
Director of financial aid and her team are amazing at Knox so if there any issues they are more than willing to work with you to make it happen. If Knox is still strong for your son I would advice to talk to fin aid people and admission people again and see what happens in the end- it is long way till actual matriculation yet.
Also from personal experience with my D I would say she would have been happy at number of schools she applied. She was blessed that each school gave her about same aid so in the end money did not become an issue.