your personal experience-Is financial aid set in stone?

AdmissionsAddict
Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:35:04 +0000

Call the financial aid office tomorrow. Tell them what Harvard gave you and that you need Yale to give equal aid if your son is going to consider it a viable option. Ask them to recalculate and be sure to emphasize any extenuating circumstances you have. There should not be a huge gap between what Yale and Harvard offer. The offer is not set in stone, especially when a peer institution has offered substantially better aid. Be polite, firm, and persistent.