Financial Aid Letter

NYMaura
Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:52:55 +0000

In the gap between have $ and get $, we were on the edge of our seats. We were bracing ourselves to settle for the state school.

The financial aid package we received today included a scholarship award above and beyond any expectations (they considered our “special circumstances” letter and gave much more than our EFC would indicate), and made ND nearly as affordable as SUNY.

I have to say that I finally get their “no merit-only” scholarship philosophy. If you have enough money (by somebody’s standards) to afford ND, then you aren’t considered for scholarship. If you have demonstrated need, then they determine how much scholarship money to give you, and from what scholarship fund, factoring in your academic achievements.