Syracuse Financial Aid Appeal

djpistachio
Sun, 01 Apr 2018 22:48:07 +0000

Hi guys, I was just accepted to Falk College a few weeks ago, but my financial aid award letter came in on Friday. I received $10,000 in merit with the Dean’s Scholarship, $21,900 in aid money, $4,000 in work-study, and the typical $5,500 in loans. Although I am blessed to have received a fairly generous offer of aid, it is not enough. The COA at Syracuse, not taking into account indirect costs, is approximately $67,000 as many of you know. I have an EFC of $14K and the current cost would sit at $25,000 or so. To be affordable, I need this number to be closer to 15 grand than 25. If my stats can possibly influence the decision on an appeal, they are: 1440 SAT, 3.8 uwGPA, and 4.2 wGPA. I know I just blurted out a ton of numbers, but how likely is an appeal process at SU successful? If likely, how much aid would you guess they might add in addition. NYU gave me $27,900 in aid money and BU gave me $34,700…wondering if Syracuse can price match if that is even a thing?