Why or Why Not to Apply ED

churchmusicmom
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:52:19 +0000

Are you doing an alumna interview near you? If so, I should think your best bet would be to call the admissions office and just see if they can talk to you about this. I think it demonstrates how very much you want to go to Barnard, and you just honestly want to know whether your best shot would be Early Admission or not.

Thing is, the financial part of it really concerns me. If money is indeed tight for your family, it may well be a tough go for you. Are you prepared to graduate with some debt? Possibly a lot if it? Also, you won’t really know how much financial aid you are getting until next summer. And it can and will change year to year.

Applying RD will at least give you a chance to compare the aid packages offered between schools.