Pomona vs Barnard

nostalgicwisdom
Mon, 26 Mar 2018 20:43:55 +0000

They say it but there’s no worry about just asking. The worst that’ll happen is no change. The best option is that they up your aid. They might have made a mistake or an oversight with something about your FA. It happens.

Barnard and Pomona have the same financial aid policy- full need met with no merit aid. Write them an email saying you were accepted to a peer school that has the same financial aid policy as Pomona, but they gave you much more aid, and you were hoping your situation could be re-evaluated. Attach the Barnard financial aid award and Pomona financial aid award so they can see the difference. Highlight how the cost difference makes it difficult to consider Pomona when you could attend a similar LAC for much cheaper. People have done so in the past and have gotten their aid upped.