Types of Financial Aid Read

classicalmama
Sun, 06 Oct 2013 15:36:24 +0000

I think how much the FA varies between Ivies depends on income. Those whose income qualifies them for full aid will probably not find that there’s much difference between any of the Ivies. The same, I suspect, is probably true for those whose income means they’ll be expected to bear 50% or more of college costs. We’re in the middle of those two scenarios, and found that there were significant differences–in large part because some schools included capped loans in their FA package while HYP were entirely grant based. Nontheless, the other schools were willing to adjust their packages to meet HYP.

Anyway, a quick run of the FA calculators will give you a sense of where you lie in the continuum.