<p>If your waitlisted then accepted for the fall semester do you receive crappy financial aid? I heard that somewhere and it kinda makes sense. If anyone who had a past experience with this or who knows about it all let me know thanks!</p>
<p>My son was waitlisted, then accepted with the Dean’s scholarship at $14,000/year for the fall '08 semester.</p>
<p>As a rule, yes. Even schools that meet full need, often do not extend that guarantee to the wait list, so the chances are lower as to getting money from the waitlist, but that does not mean they are eliminated. If enough kids turn down the school and leave awards for the taking, they will be distributed. Anyone waitlisted should make plans to go to a school that accepted him, and take the waitlist as lottery ticket. If accepted, see what comes with the offer and compare with the bird in hand.</p>