ED Financial Aid Barnard?

churchmusicmom
Sat, 06 Nov 2010 05:47:13 +0000

We also found Barnard’s financial aid to be good. Not a “free ride”, but we could swing it with planning and effort. Which is as it should be, IMO.

BUT, it sounds to me like ED is not a great idea for you at all. You need to be in a position to hopefully compare aid packages offered when all acceptances are in, and then make your decision accordingly…That being said, there are aid calculators out there that you could go online and fill out to get some sort of notion as to what your expected family contribution would be. But you do need to understand that a portion of the financial aid that Barnard gives (and most schools, I imagine) would be in student loans you would be expected to take out.

A quick google search yielded this site:

[FinAid | Calculators](Calculators - Finaid)

That might help you in your decision…

Best to you.