Stanfords PR about financial Aid

kyledavid80
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:03:21 +0000

Er, if your EFC is zero and Stanford isn’t adhering to its policy, then there very well may be a mistake. Really, there must be a mistake. Look at your FAFSA again, as well as your CSS profile, and make sure that there isn’t something that would lead them to believe your EFC>0. Try to contact the office of financial aid and ask to speak to a higher-up person. You could even contact your regional admissions officer (they’re very approachable) and ask about it; they recognize likely admits especially and will probably speak on your behalf.

FWIW, as a likely admit whose EFC is zero, I received a full scholarship (all I have to do is 2k/year in work-study, which I’ve already gotten rid of with outside scholarships). I am a CA resident, but if I weren’t, I’m pretty sure that Stanford would cover the difference that the Cal Grant makes. From what I’ve seen, Stanford adheres to its policies, and when it doesn’t, there’s been a mistake along the way (perhaps not wholly Stanford’s fault, either).

Edit:



With stats that put people preferences
for colleges higher within the 150-300 mile radius it
stands to reason the fin aid office will be favoring CA/Oregon/WA… just
logic no hard stats.



Yeah, except not logical.