<p>@yolie3000
I’d find it hard to believe that brown or columbia’s FA would be substantially different from Harvard’s</p>
<p>@dreamweaver10
Gotcha, I didn’t mean to be harsh if I came off that way. I was just hoping that you both had considered it. Good luck to your daughter, wherever she ends up next year!</p>
<p>@Williams95, No offense taken. I wish you well also. There can be a difference in aid from the 3 schools. I was surprised to hear thi from others on CC. When distributing financial aid Harvard tends to give out more Financial Aid. I will have to see in the near future.</p>
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<p>She doesn’t take away accepts from others. Each school carefully sets their total admits and waitlists carefully – fully anticipating some drop off. They never have empty Freshman beds come Sept.</p>
<p>Unless she were just vain and just counting trophy admits (doesn’t appear to be), then the reasons stated seem perfectly valid. GL to your family Dreamweaver</p>
<p>T26E4–Thanks for the validating reply, We never expected the likely’s or even to get in to these great schools. We feel very blessed for the results. On a side note- My D completed all 3 applications in October because we did not want her to lose confidence if she got deferred or rejected at Harvard. Good luck to all</p>
<p>If you get an offer and FA from Harvard but prefer another Ivy, be sure to ask them to match the Harvard offer. My understanding is that they usually will – even if the original offers were far apart. Worked for us at Dartmouth.</p>
<p>@Aboutthe same, Thanks for the info, Brown Did say they would match. What happens in year 2,3,4? Will your Financial aid then go up to Browns standard? just wondering.</p>
<p>D is a 13. Aid has stayed basically the same percentage for all four years. School asked for updates the second & third years, and adjusted the aid accordingly – up one year and down the other (when I foolishly cashed out some vacation time, so our income went “up”). With tuition/etc. increases, that means we’ve still paid a bit more each year but it has seemed fair to me. If our financial circumstances had changed more significantly, I would not have hesitated to ask for a review of the award, but it’s been manageable.</p>
<p>Actually, I believe all the Ivies have a policy of matching FA offers – but that’s one reason why it’s especially nice to get a good one from Harvard as your starting point.</p>
<p>@Abouthesame—thanks for the great info. I did get the feeling that the ivy’s would match each other financial aid. You were very helpful.</p>
<p>Hey guys, how well will Brown cover my financial needs? My parents make 31k together… and cannot pay a single dime… how much money do you guys think Brown will pay? That’s all that has been on my mind since I got the LL.</p>
<p>If your parents make that little, Brown <em>should</em> cover all of your costs, or at least very close to it. All Ivies meet 100% of calculated need.</p>
<p>I got one today in the mail! i loved the flaps that had picture of the gate, so i felt like opening the gates when i tried to see what was inside the hardpapet</p>
<p>I got one today too!!</p>
<p>tlsgur1, Ellephant - where do you guys live? CONGRATS, btw.</p>
<p>California ;)</p>
<p>Any International students received likely letters from any school?</p>
<p>Im from GA. i dont think its sent by region though.</p>
<p>Does brown send likely letters to someone who has also applied to the plme program?</p>
<p>tlsgur congrats! What part of GA are you from? Im a GA applicant as well.</p>
<p>i applied to plme and it said at the bottom that PLME decisions will come later. </p>
<p>Sanguinee
Im from the Cobb district.</p>