Implications of Wait list

Wallflower119
Sat, 12 May 2012 16:47:56 +0000

So, I got in off the wail list, and will be attending…pending financial aid. I haven’t received my letter (I’m supposed to get it monday or tuesday) but I’m really worried about aid. Smith is my hands down first choice, but I can’t go there if the aid i get isn’t at least comparable to the school I’m currently enrolled at. I’m enrolled at American University, with an estimated cost of attendance around 55,000. I received a grant and loans, and will pay around 24,000 a year. So, I guess my question is if anyone has any insight regarding whether it’ll be comparable at Smith. When I did the Smith net price, it was projected I’d get enough aid to pay around 18,000 a year…I’m just worried that because I’m in off wait list, it’ll be much less. Any insight?