Financial Aid Help

chemmchimney
Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:21:17 +0000

@HADES98. Congrats on Princeton Day! I know that for some schools, accepted financial aid applicants are sometimes notified slightly differently and/or later than the full pay kids. It is hearbreaking for a parent to tell a child who is over the moon about having been accepted at a dream school, that the family can’t afford the tuition because the school didn’t offer enough aid/any aid. Some schools want to be sensitive to this and break the news to the parents via phone call. Sometimes a discussion is necessary to determine an individual’s family’s particular situation. They may offer the option of being on the financial aid wait list, or if your need was small, forgoing aid and becoming a full pay. Hope this is helpful! But in this case, no news is likely good news - they would have no reason not to post a rejection. It is much more likely that the lag has something to do with your aid offer. Judging by Princeton’s response - your chances of getting aid look very good!