but you have Rollins (and Bama) although Rollins was your jam otherwise.
So no reason to be pessimistic.
It’s not hopeless - because in the end, you 100% have a wonderful place to land - and you won’t need a heavy winter coat!! Bonus points.
Many, in this situation, don’t have a place to land - so you’re in a solid situation.
Thanks, I am pretty happy with Rollins. When I said pessimistic, I meant with regards to Northwestern aid going up, not in terms of my academic future
I know - but wanted to ensure you knew all is still good. Glad you do!!
Hope it works out but good luck either way.
Thanks
I got my st olaf offer. It is just affordable after student loan and work. Half of what Northwestern shows
Vs Rollins? Which do you prefer removing money from the equation ?
Congrats
Congratulations 
They’re very different so you can look at whatever criteria matter to you, at this point there’s no wrong choice - for instance, St Olaf is stronger in STEM and Quantitative Economics, Rollins in Business, Latin American Studies/Spanish, Marine Biology; if you want balmy Winter weather Rollins wins hands down, if you don’t mind 
COLD and snow or dislike tropical weather St Olaf wins (but I think Rollins wins this one 
); St Olaf is semi “dry”, Rollins has, err, anything you want to party with…
Thank you so mcuh
Thank you. I havnt thought about them yet
I did have one doubt though. St Olaf also reviewed my CSS and they are meeting the npc (about 5k higher).
$5K higher than Rollins?
It’s interesting that Rollins doesn’t promise to meet need - so they’ve gone over and above - beyond need it sounds lik.
Many will tell you - love those who love you back.
St Olaf’s actual coa is 5k higher than the npc estimate, so it looks like they are meeting need while Case Western and Northwestern aren’t.
I definitely love rollins now. Never, in my wildest dreams, did I think Rollins will be affordable and not Northwestern
Don’t forget everyone calculates need differently. That’s why you are seeing this.
That is a surprising outcome! Is St Olaf affordable, and if so, are you leaning Rollins anyway?
I am especially disappointed in NU’s willingness and lack of transparency in figuring out why their NPC was significantly different than their FA offer. Seems like something they would want to know 
The person who spoke to me was also surprised. He also said the coa does look high for our family income. He verified the npc, tax returns and CSS and said there was little to no difference. He himself was quite confused and asked me to specifically mention the fact that this is 50% of our family income in our appeal
St Olaf is affordable but Rollins is cheaper and better weather. I
Be sure to check the upper level offerings in your potential majors at each school.
Okay, everyone. Got released from my ED contract with Northwestern. A bit disappointed, but nevertheless, thanks for all the support. I still don’t know what is driving the npcs up, but it is probably the fact that my place of residence is not the US. I have Rollins as a great option, along with a few great Indian universities that have accepted me.
Very disappointing for Northwestern, both in their inability to explain the situation and for you more generally. At least you know you got into that university. 
Are there still some decisions up in the air?
Yep, the most reachiest colleges still remain.