<p>“I’ve heard that Duke is quite generous but some people with higher incomes got disappointed.”</p>
<p>Duke’s financial aid is need based. So it’s very much possible that the “people with higher incomes” didn’t get much of it because it is need based and higher income almost definitely means less need! :)</p>
<p>The best shot that these people with higher income have at reducing the cost of attendance is to aim for the merit scholarships…but those are even harder to get…</p>