<p>To get your award estimate: log into the admitted students website and click the blue 'financial aid' button at the top of the screen. Under 'financial aid letters', open the January 16th doc.</p>
<p>I read it and it became official - I love Yale =]</p>
<p>AHH! Thanks for the info! </p>
<p>This is amazing -- I'm paying less for Yale than I would for my instate public!</p>
<p>This is fantastic. I thought I wouldn't get anything, but the bare minimum. Instead I'm pleased with a huge reduction in costs.</p>
<p>It's about what I expected... a little more than my in-state school before factoring in scholarships (which would make state school MUCH cheaper). Still, this is better than full price by a long shot! Thanks, Yale!</p>
<p>Amazing!!!
Amazing!!!</p>
<p>Yale's financial aid is fantastic, awesome I have no words.</p>
<p>GO BULLDOGS!!!!!!!
Yale has proven again why yale is better than harvard</p>
<p>Unbelievable.</p>
<p>Well, we were expecting absolutely nothing, so even a little bit helps. Yay!</p>
<p>I was quite disappointed with my financial aid package. My parents my refuse to pay that much, making me not able to go to my beloved Yale...</p>
<p>Have you considered taking a job on campus? Even the lowest-paying ones are more than enough to take care of your self-help contribution. The first thing to do, though, is get in touch with the finaid office and explain your situation. They are very much willing to work with you.</p>
<p>frrrph, it's not so much a matter of need as of desire. My mother was expecting about 5k less than the contribution we were assigned, but I think we can easily pay that amount. You should know that the job is already factored in to the student help and is entirely independent of the parental contribution.</p>
<p>I think that the job is factored in as a 7 hour per week job at the lowest pay rate. A lot of campus jobs pay more than that, and many students work more. In fact, many students work for 20 or more hours per week. It's not only a good way to pay for college, it is a good way to save money that you can give to your family (maybe even other siblings, who aren't fortunate enough to get into to the college with the most generous financial aid program in America) or money that you can use once you graduate.</p>
<p>Remi, I know, but I understand that many students expect their families to take the brunt of the self-help as well, or take out loans. Most jobs can also help pay part of the tuition (if you sign up for 20 hours a week on a desk job, usually it ends up being homework time - most positions here are pretty much designed to help students out, not the other way around).</p>
<p>Can you discuss this with your mother more in terms of it being an investment? Since I'm paying for the EFC on my own, this is the discussion I had to have with myself -- in the end, I decided that the loans and job hours I put in towards the tuition fee will end up going into my future salary. The debt I have will ultimately be costing me no more than a car or a house, both things I've never even considered buying, but will probably be able to afford with Yale diploma in hand. It's all about perspective.</p>
<p>posterX, I'm not sure it's the most generous aid program availabe, but for what you get for your money I agree that it's unbeatable.</p>
<p>Good point - Yale is a unique experience that isn't replicated anywhere else on the planet, and many people would choose it even if it were 50 times more expensive than any other university program in the world. (But of course, it's actually less expensive than anywhere else if you look at financial aid spending per aid student)</p>
<p>I'm pretty disappointed - got zero. zip. nada.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if the financial aid office is more accommodating if you contact them and explain your situation beyond the numbers? Even a couple thousand would be better than nothing..</p>
<p>Yes it is always worth a call or email.</p>
<p>can anybody post numbers?</p>