<p>I still havent received my FA or NetID but, I got the bound.</p>
<p>Anyone here transferring into AEM? Where you stayin?</p>
<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend Cornell this semester because of time constraints. I'm a Canadian student and I need to get a billion papers signed; I don't have enough time to do all of this. I guess they haven't had mid-year Canadian transfer before...</p>
<p>Anyway, I have deferred enrollment to next fall. I hope to see you guys then. Good luck with everything! I may bug you every so often, just to ask you how your first semester at Cornell is going :).</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>If you got into ILR, you might be able to help me. I just scheduled my interview with Ian Schachner. Any tips on him? He sounds like a really nice guy. Anything in general for the interview? I'll be coming up to campus to meet with him in February.</p>
<p>Hey zak, sorry to hear that =\ but at least you're be back in time for us to own physical chemistry =]</p>
<p>Zakaqel, that's definitely a bummer.. good luck next semester</p>
<p>Violaghost, Ian is a very easygoing guy..you should try and talk to him as much as possible during your application process whenever you have questions or anything. My interview was over the phone with him after I had seen him earler on campus and it seemed more like informally talking on the phone with one of my peers rather than any sort of formal interview. Definitely make sure you know the ILR program, you want to be able to convey that when talking to him.. so read threw the bunch of different brochures/pamphlets.</p>
<p>Called FA this morning and they didn't have my stuff printed, but they had already reviewed it and the lady told me my EFC and student contrib. Lets just say I was more than satisfied with what they offered.</p>
<p>hermanns, was your housing paid for too?</p>
<p>I am almost positive they factor in cost of a double plus standard meal plan, so it should be although I will have to make up the difference between a double and single myself. They couldn't give me the exact details yet though, I will call back Friday and see if they can then. I heard enough to go ahead and send my deposit though.</p>
<p>Thank you Transferstudent and stm167.</p>
<p>Transferstudent, we'll own Pchem..fo' sho'</p>
<p>Just received my financial aid package from Cornell via email. For Spring 2009, my parents must contribute $2,500 while I contribute $1,420. Wow! It's way more generous than I expected. I'm so excited right now :). It costs just as much as when I attended SUNY at the in-state tuition rate...</p>
<p>sigh, no financial aid here.</p>
<p>I'd give them a call today and ask if they could send your FA package via email as soon as it's determined rather than wait for it in the mail. That's what I did. After finding out how little we'll be spending for the semester (less than what we expected), the wait is definitely worth it!</p>
<p>So how is the rest of the tuition going to be paid for, mhawkjr? Grants? Scholarships? Or is it just "financial aid money?"</p>
<p>Here's what was sent to me (numbers are rounded):</p>
<p>Cost for the semester: $17,200
Parental contribution: -$2,500
Student contribution: -$1,400
Determined financial need: =$13,300</p>
<p>Out of that $13,300:<br>
- Subsidized student loan: $1,500
- Cornell grant: $11,800</p>
<p>Hopefully next semester looks similar. I'm so thankful! :D</p>
<p>mhawkjr, I also got the email (and a call) this morning. I got no loans, my student contribution was the same as yours, and parent contribution was only 250 and will be 0 next year. Did get a $1020 work study though. I wonder how that is determined since you did not get one? Certainly won't hear me complaining though. I thought my parental contribution would be more like yours based on the examples on the website (although my household income is a lot lower). Also my cost for the semester is significantly higher since I am OOS.</p>
<p>Yeah I got work-study eligibility for the same amount as well, but I didn't mention it just because I don't think it's calculated in the financial aid package. I guess it's just considered a "free" job funded by the government so you can pay for other college expenses, or set a portion of it toward your student contribution for the semester, which is what I plan to do. Overall, I'm very thankful for the aid I'm receiving. I was expecting us to pay a lot more!</p>
<p>I'll take another look at my FA package in case I'm wrong about the work-study...</p>
<p>"Part of your need is met with self-help (federal work study) which is $1,020."</p>
<p>That was from the email I received, and I am pretty such it means that $1020 of the need is covered by work study and the remaining portion is grant money. I don't plan to do the work study first semester anyways though since I will have enough to adjust to already without having to worry about a job, but probably will the rest of the time.</p>
<p>I just did the math with my FA package and it doesn't include the work-study amount. I think what that quote means is that in order to pay for your student contribution of $1420, you'll be provided a work-study job that will provide you up to $1,020, which pretty much means you're guaranteed to earn that much in federal money during the semester, then you'll have to come up with the remainder amount somewhere else (summer job, off-campus job, etc.). The purpose of the program is to put some extra cash in your pocket so you can pay for any common expenses (food, clothes, etc.) during the semester, since you'll most likely not have a part-time job outside of the campus. You could also use a portion of your work-study earnings toward the tuition bill. That's what I'm thinking...</p>
<p>My full tuition bill was covered by my FA without work-study. The money earned through my job was paid to me biweekly and since I had to tuition bill to settle...I was able to use the money for personal expenses.</p>
<p>Cornell</a> Chronicle: Cornell enhances financial aid program</p>
<p>Looking at the table at the bottom of the link, it appears the work study is just subtracted from your financial need, which means I'll get $1020 less in grant money. That is what I expected all along and I am fine with it, especially since my parent contribution was less than expected, and will be gone after this semester.</p>