so, how exactly does financial aid work at Cornell?

CayugaRed2005
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:30:10 +0000

Then you talk to the financial aid office and accommodations can be made. The requirement is that a student should work to support their education if they are able to do so.

I know it may seem frustrating as a student, but looking back, it’s very rewarding to know that you helped to pay your way through school. My family doesn’t exactly come from modest means (my mother is a children’s librarian and my father is an electrician), but we still had to stretch a bit to get me through college. Half way through my senior year, my father lost his job, and it was very rewarding, personally, to know that I could pay for my rent and food all by myself, without having to put even more duress on the family.

It just gives you one more thing to scream at Harvard for when they show up on campus to play hockey against you. Harvard has recently adopted a policy requiring no summer savings element to financial aid. Rich Boston Bastards.

And dewdrop is right, it’s pretty easy to find a rewarding and high-paying job on campus. By my senior year, I was “working” 25 hours a week and making over $250 a week. It’s just enough to get by frugally as long as you aren’t buying new shoes every week or purchasing $10 well drinks at Stellas. Now I make over that much in a day, and I have had job offers for much more.

Also, be sure to apply for the Cornell Tradition if you are not already in the program.