<p>i’m an int’l student. planning to apply RD to princeton (school of engineering)- 2010. I wamted to apply ED but don’t want to risk commiting myself if I don’t get the required aid.</p>
<p>Why don’t you check your EFC on Princeton’s EFC calculator? It’s pretty close to the actual figure you’ll be expected to pay if you’re admitted so if you can afford to pay their estimate, you can be pretty sure that they’ll give you the rest in aid.</p>
<p>If your actual EFC is very different from what the calculator showed than you can call the Finaid Office and explain your problem - they’ll definitely try to help (they sounded pretty nice when I talked to them on the phone about paying my student health fee)
I think some people on this board actually negotiated successfully for an increase in finaid too.
Don’t let the finaid thing deter you from applying early to Princeton. And if finances prove to be a real problem for you, you can back out on the ED agreement.</p>
<p>I’m applying there early. from md but i go to boarding school in nh.</p>
<p>are there any clauses by which one can decide to back out after being offered ED admission?</p>
<p>Sure. You can turn down admission permanently and apply elsewhere. If you don’t get in anywhere else that you like more, Princeton is not going to take you back.</p>
<p>Alternately, you can apply to Oxford. Their decisions come back around the same time ED/EA decisions come back, so accepting Oxford over Princeton would not break the contract.</p>
<p>so u mean i can turn down princeton ED and got to let’s say norhwestern RD?</p>
<p>Then what’s the point of applying to Princeton early anyway?</p>
<p>if i’m not satisified with my aid package?</p>
<p>Well… I’m sure that happens to a couple of people every year.</p>
<p>But truly, you’ve probably heard this before – don’t try to play the numbers. Apply early to the school you genuinely love the most. Princeton has good finaid, and you may regret turning it down too early. If you really want to go badly enough (which should absolutely be the case if you’re applying early) you WILL find a way to pay for it. If you don’t love Pton that much… maybe EA somewhere else would be a good idea.</p>
<p>Just so you know I’m not pulling that out of my, my friend was offered a full ride to Stanford, but she chose MIT even though they gave her squat. She tried to bargain, but they simply said, “If you want to be here badly enough, you will find a way to pay for it. How much do you really want to be here?”</p>
<p>i love princeton and definitiely want to go there, but i just cannot pay 45K a year. i’m an int’l student and am also applying to georgia tech, purdue and UT asutin. princeton the only really expensive university i’m applying to, i did visit the campus and really loved it. i’m just worried that if i aplly early, i may end up paying 45K a year, which my parents just cannot afford.</p>
<p>I suppose it’s your call, then… I don’t know about those other schools you’re looking at, but I know that generally even public schools are as expensive as private school when you’re international, because our tax money funds public schools.</p>
<p>add me to the list too :)</p>
<p>Roster:
- frozen-tears
- notfadeaway
- ■■■■■■■■1010
- HELTAHIR
- magnusrex
- amnesia
- koala717
- princeton2010
- callthecops
- primitivefuture
- ThePolishDude
- pinkdillo
- Rhamster
- sparkledust
- toothfairy
- cfunkexonian
- jay01
- Canaday Madman
- angelndizgiz007
- Doctorx88
- asiaknight
- silmanixe
- orbit_j
- df14
- annandale1
Wow… this was how long the list was last November.</p>
<p>25 people and it’s not even september!!! wow, this is one dedicated bunch!</p>
<p>i really hope a huge chunk of us get in ED… :)</p>
<p>Add me to the list too, please. I’m applying ED also :)</p>
<p>akshay, did u try to use the early estimator?</p>
<p>I see I didn’t get added, very insulting!</p>
<p>Exactly what I was afraid of. In case you didn’t realize, you’re talking to that prospective ChE major who doesn’t know how to count. ;)</p>
<p>Everyone, please simply add yourselves to the roster!</p>
<ol>
<li>frozen-tears</li>
<li>notfadeaway</li>
<li>■■■■■■■■1010</li>
<li>HELTAHIR</li>
<li>magnusrex</li>
<li>amnesia</li>
<li>koala717</li>
<li>princeton2010</li>
<li>callthecops</li>
<li>primitivefuture</li>
<li>ThePolishDude</li>
<li>pinkdillo</li>
<li>Rhamster</li>
<li>sparkledust</li>
<li>toothfairy</li>
<li>cfunkexonian</li>
<li>jay01</li>
<li>Canaday Madman</li>
<li>angelndizgiz007</li>
<li>Doctorx88</li>
<li>asiaknight</li>
<li>silmanixe</li>
<li>orbit_j</li>
<li>df14</li>
<li>annandale1</li>
<li>billyum</li>
</ol>
<p>I was wondering why people were waiting for you to add them.</p>