<p>I'm still trying to decide between a few colleges and although I would like to go to Case, I did not get a comparable amount of financial aid to make it possible. </p>
<p>duke/cornell gave me upwards of 40k in grant/scholarships, but I frankly do not like their campuses that much and I feel much more comfortable closer to home at Case. </p>
<p>Would it be possible to ask Case to reconsider their financial aid offer (noting that peer institutions gave me more grant and scholarship money)? Has anyone done this before and has it succeeded?</p>
<p>also i'm thinking about biomedical engineering at all the above schools. </p>
<p>-Thanks!</p>
<p>If Case is close to home, ask for a meeting with a financial aid officer at Case. Let them know how serious you are about Case and the dilemma you face. Bring a good attitude and the offers of aid you have from the other schools. Situations like this always come up and are dealt with on a case by case basis. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Case gave me 75% tuition for financial aid.
Hope its not dumb to ask, but Is that Good?
Good as in…What is the usual amount given? I’ve heard Case is known to have $$
Thank you</p>
<p>Financial Aid is dependant on your EFC (Expected Family Contribution) as opposed to Merit Aid, which is not based on financial need. Whether Financial Aid is good or not depends on how much of the difference between the EFC and total cost is picked up, and how much is loan/grant/work-study aid. Obviously more aid is better than less, and grants are better than loans. If your EFC is around 25%, and your financial aid package is all grants or close to it, I’d call it good!</p>
<p>hello! i got the same amount from mcadude. It was around 30k which is 75% aid and that was just scholarships and merit grants, and then they gave me loans…but still getting nearly 3/4 tuition in scholarships, meaning i don’t have to pay it back is a great feeling!</p>
<p>I applied to Case not only because of their excellent biomedical engineering program, but because their known for giving GREAT financial aid. They’re also very responsive and keep contact with your concerns quickly. Within the few days before May 1st, DEFINITELY DEFINITELY call them to see if they can give you more aid. Explain your situation and praise the school and how the money is preventing you from going, though you really want to. They seem to be much better at helping your concerns then most other schools in the country.</p>