Financial Aid for BS with Sibling College Uncertainties

[jackb192]

@stalecookies

One caveat: remember that, unlike college admissions, most prep schools are NOT need blind.

Yep. I only have one need-blind school on my list. The problem is that it’s also the most selective school.

@stalecookies

@jackb192 what you can do is explain the situation to the AOs and ask for their advice… but I’d be tempted to apply for FA using the more expensive school #'s.

I’ll probably ask my Exeter AO because we’ve gotten pretty close since my interview. I just don’t know how long it’ll take her to respond and the PFS is due sort of soon.

@ameridad

I have an MBA from an elite institution. Accounting is virtually the same wherever you go. It’s a collection of functional knowledge one can learn with merely competent teachers and even enhance on one’s own.

My dad has a master’s of accounting from an elite institution and now he’s a CFO at a medium-sized company. He says that his company would be much more likely to hire someone if they’ve studied under amazing professors in accounting classes for much longer than the 1-2 years the master’s of accounting would take. The same goes for people who intern at his company. They’d be much more likely an accounting major from UT than a BA major from UNC if they had similar stats and qualifications.

He’s a UNC undergrad alum that eventually went to UPenn Wharton for his masters and says that he regrets not going to a school with an undergrad degree in accounting.