questions about financial aid

Lobzz
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:12:29 +0000

a seemingly strict process



Admissions? No. Financial aid? Yes

Let’s think about this logically. These schools want to benefit from the kids they admit, so they make it easy for them to attend. How? Well, they lower standards for kids who happen to be bringing a new wing for one of the libraries, and they offer excellent FA packages for low-income world-class athletes (they actually get standards lowered for them, too, but that’s irrelevant). What they will not do, however, is waive tuition fees for developmental admits, for instance, or give start athletes more money than is needed to cover the gap between the family’s expected contribution and the cost of attendance.

I’m sorry for being harsh, CrewmommaNPoppa, but I was merely acquainting you and the OP with the dynamics of FA (and admissions, it seems)