Should I apply to other schools?

skieurope
Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:42:48 +0000

I just don’t understand at all why you would apply anywhere else, but that’s me.

I can think of 65,609 reasons.

In all seriousness, if FA is an issue, yes, apply to other schools. If you do get offered better aid from a peer school, Harvard will revisit its FA calculation. Whether they come close to the other offer is a different question. Note, however, that Harvard, and its peers, will not match any merit aid.

Why do you think the schools offer different aid packages?

The colleges use their own metrics to determine parents’ contribution. As an example, some include home equity; others don’t. It’s far from transparent.