<p>Hey are there any success stories of appeals, without proper documentation?</p>
<p>I have to pay way more than I thought I should have, especially with cornells policy, and I want to appeal but i didnt have a death in the family, a sibling in grad school, etc.</p>
<p>I just can't make the numbers work with what I have to pay is all, because cornells expecting me to pay more than triple my FAFSA efc, which I just can't do</p>
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<p>I submitted a monthly expense form for my family (along with the usual appeal application), and it helped boost my aid from 10k to 18k.</p>
<p>I just got my appeal back today. They’re giving me another 900 dollars in grants, bringing my total aid up to 12,900. I have to come up with another 40,000, which isn’t happening. I’m pretty upset right now to say the least.I want to go so badly, but I just don’t think its worth the debt, especially when I can go to NYU for a fraction of the price.</p>
<p>But enough about my sob story, you never know what’s gonna happen. They may come back and give you more money. I didn’t think they were gonna give me anything, but they did take the appeal into consideration, even though they didn’t come back with a lot more money. Good luck with whatever happens!</p>
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<p>With all due respect, either Cornell (or you) has really messed up your financial aid application (doubtful) or your family is sitting on a lot of assets (second homes, trusts, etc.) that Cornell rightfully thinks that your family can tap to finance your education. Otherwise it’s hard to reconcile the fact that Cornell is asking you to pay 3x FAFSA.</p>
<p>^^^^ I would agree with Cayuga. Cornell was very generous much more so than MIT with our older son and the private LAC with youngest daughter.</p>
<p>well my efc was 3k from fafsa and 10k from cornell. </p>
<p>I dont have any assets, but cornell said that was my efc when it was calculated. They dont go by Fafsa’s efc, they make their own. </p>
<p>idk i sent an appeal yesterday</p>
<p>thanks for the responses!</p>
<p>7k in loans per year is not very much. You could easily take on that debt and pay it off after college.</p>
<p>I suppose, but my efc was still 3k and i dont really want to loan out more money (im already 30k in debt)</p>
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<p>Right. They’re including equity in property as part of the calculation.</p>
<p>I agree with chendrix that $21k more in debt (assuming three years at Cornell) isn’t the biggest thing in the world, especially if you are able to work extra in the summers to help pay it down. On top of that, NYC is pretty damn expensive.</p>
<p>yeah your right. Its not much at all to pay. Lol one year at NYU cost me more than 3 at cornell.</p>
<p>caayuga you wouldnt happen to know if transfers get less aid than freshman?</p>
<p>D: I’m a dependent. No house. No car. No job currently. No funds.</p>
<p>Why is my student contribution $6000?</p>
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<p>You either filled out your FA application incorrectly or you’ve got assets that you aren’t telling us about.</p>
<p>I also had very little to my name…a small savings account and a job was it. My student contribution never exceeded $2,500.</p>