<p>If your family is affluent, and you need financial aid, your only options are schools that offer substantial merit awards. There is no way for you to get the aid you need at a school such as Penn that commits its financial aid resources to need-based aid only. Because your parents have income and assets sufficient to pay your way at Penn, but choose not to, Penn will not give you the financial assistance you’re looking for.</p>
<p>And, no, there is no way around this.</p>
<p>Well, there’s one . . . you could borrow the entire cost of attendance for four years, with your parents co-signing. But if you’re stupid enough to do that, then chances are that you wouldn’t qualify for admission to Wharton anyway. :rolleyes:</p>