What makes Princeton's financial aid stand out?

lefthandofdog
Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:02:51 +0000

The EFC is not a controlling number. With multiple offers in hand, you’ll probably wonder how colleges could come up with such disparate offers based on the same application - and this is from schools that award aid based on need only.

All I can say is that Princeton was much more generous than our EFC indicated. Make sure you apply to financial as well as academic safeties and things should work out for you in the spring. Getting in is the hardest part of Princeton. If you have a rounded list, you should have choices come April. If you’re a solid prospect for Princeton, you can surely find schools where you have a shot at big merit aid. Any kid choosing between a full merit school and Princeton with aid has just won the jackpot. It’s all in choosing carefully where to send those apps.