<p>Does anyone have any experience with northwestern and aid matching? I know NU is primarily need based aid so if I send them a need based offer I got from another school does anyone know if they will reassess? I know a lot of top schools try to do this to be competitive in admissions but I haven't heard anything about NU specifically. I am considering penn, northwestern and Columbia but as it stands the aid I get might have to make the decision for me since I don't see getting an immediate financial return on my film degree to pay off loans!</p>
<p>No harm in calling the Fin Aid office and finding it out. Good Luck!</p>
<p>I believe that NU does not match aid. They determine what they believe you need, and it pretty much stays there.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. If anyone else was wondering, I called today and they said they don’t reconsider based on better need based offers from other school (so no aid matching). Which is all to say that I cant afford it now. Can’t say I’m not disappointed that I won’t be at wild cat days in two weeks, good luck to the class of 2017!</p>