<p>Income bracket is around 65,000$ with one parent.</p>
<p>Total cost: $52,980
Princeton Grant: $40,890
Campus Job: $2900
Family Contribution: $9,190</p>
<p>Family Contribution: $1030 :-)</p>
<p>Is mine unusually high?</p>
<p>Income bracket: Below 10,000$
Family contribution: 3000$
o_O
I guess Princeton wants us to sell our assets?</p>
<p>^Looks about the same as mine. Taking out $2k in loans and working 3 hours a week (to make $1k/yr) is well worth the Princeton education though.</p>
<p>I think that’s really good. Our income is less than 33,000. Single mom (dad recently incarcerated, they’re still together or w/e)</p>
<p>Nice! Princeton treated you guys well.</p>
<p>Really? I’m surprised. I thought it’s free for family income under 75,000. I guess I no longer feel bad for not being accepted.
I’m surprised that the average award at Harvard was $40,000. [Acceptance</a> Rate Falls to New Low | The Harvard Crimson](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/3/31/financial-aid-percent-students/]Acceptance”>Acceptance Rate Falls to New Low | News | The Harvard Crimson)</p>
<p>For MIT, I have
Family income: not sure, $50,000-90,000
Grant: $42,000
Campus Job: $1900
Family Contribution: $9,800</p>
<p>I thought Princeton would have had a better financial aid policy.</p>
<p>Yeah, I thought I would get a full ride to Princeton because of my family income. I guess not.</p>
<p>I have to pay about $15,000 excluding a campus job; my family income is $90,000. My family has one student going to med school and another applying to med school next year. Sadly, I don’t think I’ll be able to attend with the costs since my parents will be almost destitute.</p>
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<p>What a shame. If there were any places at which I expected and hoped this would not happen, Princeton would certainly be one of them.</p>
<p>@Bilguun, you should call the office. There is no way that $3000 can be your proper financial contribution. My mom makes around $47K and her financial contribution is $1030. I think they meant $300. You should really call before you reject the offer because it has to be an error.</p>
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<p>Yes, there seems to be an error.</p>
<p>Thanks sb1496 and silverturtle, I’ll give them a call in a few days then. The same thing happened with Dartmouth except that they want even more. Most of my other colleges require no contribution at all.</p>
<p>Wow, I thought Princeton would be more generous.</p>
<p>Is my package reasonable? My parent’s adjusted gross income is even lower than that.:(</p>
<p>Icalculus, what is your EFC?</p>
<p>my family income <40000</p>
<p>parent contribution 2500
princeton is paying nearly 54000, with 2000 work study for me</p>
<p>EFC is the official figure for Expected Family Contribution that FAFSA spits out</p>
<p>oh thanks, My EFC is $6672</p>