Some aid questions

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Some aid questions

Hello. I was admitted to the class of 2028, but the maximum my parents can afford to pay per year for my college is 40k. This makes going to WashU impossible unless I want to be $200k in debt.

However, our household combined income is around $300k, making it highly unlikely that we will be able to get significant aid.

I put our info into the aid calculator (the more detailed one) and it said we can expect $15-20k per year of aid. I don’t think I’ll be able to attend unless we get about $25k.

So, 3 questions:

  1. For people with similar family incomes, how much aid were you offered, if any? I know there’s a lot more factors than that, but I would really like to get an idea.

  2. How accurate is the finaid calculator?

  3. How difficult is it to appeal for more aid, and if you do, how much do they typically increase it by?

Any answers would be much much appreciated. Thank you.