<p>I know what the web site says which is why I specifically e-mailed admissions about it. It indicates financial hardship but doesn’t specify what that is. I would interpret that as perhaps losing a job after the application was submitted and not if your financial situation was the same as when you applied. </p>
<p>Again, if you are comfortable with covering the cost ED does provide a higher acceptance rate but I couldn’t take that chance. My son would have been more than happy to attend NU but without knowing what our contribution was going to be we were not in a financially sound position to roll the dice.</p>