Being denied for FA reasons...

[PxAlaska]

<p>If a school denied you solely because they cannot give you FA, will they tell you? What if your parents decided to take out a loan to pay for it. Then would they accept you again?</p>

<p>This is a fictitious example and I'm just curious.</p>

[ChoatieMom]

<p>From the Choate website:</p>

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If our inability to offer financial aid funds proves a determining factor in not being able to offer admission, correspondence sent will reflect this difficult news.

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<p>In our case, both Choate and Northfield Mount Hermon contacted us before M10 asking if we wanted them to send an acceptance package to our DS with no FA as they had determined we didn’t qualify. We had long conversations with both schools about how they determined we didn’t qualify and realized that under some very, very extreme circumstances we could write that tuition check. We agonized about the decision, but told both schools to go ahead and send the package so at least DS would know that he’d been accepted.</p>

<p>If you are waitlisted for FA at Choate:</p>

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Q: Are my chances of gaining a space off the Wait List increased if my family chooses to withdraw the application for financial aid? </p>

<p>A: Yes. Please contact the Financial Aid Office to propose to withdraw your financial aid application if your family is in a position to afford the total cost to attend Choate for your possible career at the school. Your family will be required to furnish a letter (email accepted) stating their intention to pay all Choate tuition and related fees should you be offered a space. Your family may also be asked to speak with our Controller to further discuss a source of funding and a financial plan.

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<p>If the rejection is not due to FA, finding the money will not change the decision.</p>

[PxAlaska]

<p>@ChoatieMom thanks! What did you guys do in your situation?</p>

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<p>Lawrence Academy was also need-aware a few years ago (they’ve since switched to need blind). If you were denied solely for FA reasons, they would send you a letter indicating that. However, I don’t think they offered the option for reconsideration without FA as Choate does.</p>

[ChoatieMom]

<p>@PxAlaska: We sent him to Choate. ;)</p>

[PxAlaska]

<p>If it is not too much to ask ChoatieMom, could you share with me some steps you took to pay for it? While my parents are completely onboard with me, I don’t think they’d be so willing if I didn’t receive FA.</p>

[lefthandofdog]

<p>I stopped reading this thread some time ago as we have moved past this stage, but I’m glad I opened it. D was in the position of having been “priority wait listed” if I remember the term correctly, a few years ago. With one in college at the time and not wanting to limit D’s college choices if we overextended to pay for BS, she did not attend and stayed home at our public HS.</p>

<p>It was a tough decision but a clear one for us, too, and if it turns out that BS doesn’t work out for the OP, that doesn’t mean good things won’t happen for you if you continue to work hard. D will graduate from Princeton this spring and we are all happy with the way things have worked out.</p>