<p>"is scholarship just a euphemism for grant here"</p>
<p>Yep.</p>
<p>hey, TheCity, no, you are not talking down on me.Yes, I am really dumb. or , as dumb as you can imagine..... hehe
wait, it doesn't mean that i am retarded! being dumb is totally different from being retarded~</p>
<p>ZERO aid. efc about 40k + .. so i got 2500 loan and 2000 workstudy.. i didnt even check loan and work study when i did my fafsa and css.. </p>
<p>definitely unhappy.. i was hoping maybe a few thousands so i'd at least have something to work with.. sucks.</p>
<p>Something must be wrong....we received NO aid (aside from that 2.5k loan) when our family is eligible for a pell grant. Additionally, we didn't receive that pell grant on our award notice...</p>
<p>^ I think you should call the financial aid office and see what's going on.</p>
<p>Yeah, we called and left a message...but I just wanted to tell that to people, make sure to call and get everythin straight because it would be a shame if you got in...got this supposedly "crappy" aid and it turns out its the wrong packet.</p>
<p>Hi. well, i still havent received my letter in the mail yet, so i dont know how much $ i will get. My parents told me that unless i get a decent chunk of cash, there's no way.
Now here's the thing: my parents do have money, we're pretty well off, but by no means filthy rich. Just pretty good above average. Here's the twist: they will pay for only about 20k a year and i am left to the rest. So if i dont get much $, i'm screwed.
So what i guess i'm asking is how well off are your families compared to how much $ you got. You dont have to say dollar amounts, but and idea and any other info like how many other kids will be in college (my family will have 3 next year) and any other pertinent info. Thanks, and as the title says, sorry if this sounds a little intruisive. I'm just curious... and terrified ;)</p>
<p>I love these obnoxious "merit schlarships" with fancy names that are only given to people who would have gotten that exact amount in need-based aid instead. Thanks so much Northwestern!!</p>
<p>With no other kids in college and approx. 115k before taxes I got 20k in "scholarship" and 5 in other loans/work study. I was pleasantly surprised. Won't be going to NU but hopefully this is a barometer for my other schools! How good is NU's financial aid considered?</p>
<p>as far as im concerned, NUs fin aid isnt that great. Where are you going, since not NU, barski?</p>
<p>Hmm.. this is all very discouraging, I'm still going to apply for class of 2010 but financial aid is going to be a big factor in deciding where I will be attending Fall 2006!</p>
<p>I'm so confused, so my $20,000/yr "Northwestern Scholarship" was in fact need-based aid? not considering the federal loans and work-study listed below it...</p>
<p>It all depends on this Friday...already got into UVa's Echols program but I'm waiting on Brown, Princeton, Columbia, and Yale. </p>
<p>"Sound of nerves wracking"</p>
<p>Should I call the financial aid office if I haven't received anything about FA info? Or can I see it online?</p>
<p>danggg per year?? and was that for merit or just aid? sorry if i am imposing but how is your family's financial situation? are you relatively normal and middle class like me?? ah i need money. this is my dream school. im waiting for the financial aid package soon :/</p>
<p>I was really dissapointed at NU's offer, until I saw Duke's....now NU's still isn't good, but it's sure looking better.</p>
<p>where does it tell you about your fin aid?</p>
<p>mine came on a paper inside the folder that had my admission letter</p>
<p>I didn't get my FA stuff yet! anybody else still in the same situation?</p>
<p>you should be able to view it online
Set up your e-mail w/ NU and then you can get to their CAESAR website. Just login from there, on the left, click "For Applicant", and then "View my financial Aid" I never committed or anything, I just emailed the admissions office, and this is what they told me to do b/c my letter got lost in the mail. And this worked for me. Hope i could be of service.</p>