UChicago Vs. Stanford Vs. Yale

bluebayou
Sat, 11 Apr 2020 16:31:37 +0000

Alexoms:

Yes, I have reached out to both Stanford and Yale about matching UChicago’s scholarship offer, and they will not. Actually, according to their policies, they will not match financial aid and scholarship offers from other colleges. It’s almost like take it or leave it. One can only submit a request for reevaluation of financial aid award.

Have any of you made your son or daughter attend a college that he/she didn’t want to attend based on finances, and if so, how did it turn out for your son/daughter in the long run? How about your relationship with your son/daughter afterwards?

You see, according to my son, one of the reasons he worked so hard is so that he can attend one of the top-notch colleges, and he also thinks that attending and graduating from Stanford or Yale will open more doors for him and will lead to his success after college.

Yes, top colleges do not match/negotiate. They do, however, re-review the financial aid application.

For Poli Sci, any would be excellent but if PhD rankings matter: Stanford > Yale > Chicago.

If prelaw, then perhaps Yale is a better option (higher average GPA and Yale Law appears to give a slight bump to its own undergrads).