BU - Admitted into BME and honors -with 10k Scholarship. Can we appeal for more?

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<p>My D got admitted into the BioMedical Engg and admitted into the Honors college too.
She was awarded 10k scholarship per annum.
The total Cost for 2013-2014 amounts to $64.5k. With 10k we still need to pay $55k. </p>

<p>She really wants to go to BU. Is there anyway we can appeal to the financial aid office to consider her for more scholarship.(atleast another 10k).<br>
We were expecting atleast Presidential… She really likes to go to BU. </p>

<p>She also got admitted into:</p>

<p>UCSD - BioMedical/Bio-informatics program (honors college) - (52k/yr as OOS)
UICU - Chemical Engg (45k/yr as OOS)
SUNY-Stonybrook - WISE program (Honors) in Biomedical Engg - (19k/yr as OOS after scholarships)
UCONN - Biomedical Engg (Honors program) - (20k/yr as Instate)</p>

<p>And awaiting results for<br>
Cornell
UC-Berkeley.</p>

<p>Please advice. I appreciate your time and inputs a lot which will help us to decide.</p>

<p>Thanks
psr251</p>

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<p>Probably not because it seems a lot of the FA packages are more or less final.</p>

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<p>55k per year for 4 years = 220k will be a really heavy burden…!! Not sure, whether we can bear this…</p>

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<p>psr251 – my son received Presidential, I believe because he was a National Merit Finalist. Otherwise, I’m not sure he would have received that.</p>

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<p>Then contact FA or don’t go.</p>

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<p>I would definitely talk to a Financial Office representative. If you agree to go to the Open House (visit BU) you can talk to a representative that same day (it’s on the invitation. you can see your RSVP online). You can always try and ask. I’m going to be doing the same :)</p>

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<p>i was also wondering if i could appeal. UConn is cheaper for my family, by a few thousand dollars. If I could pursuade BU to give me a little more in grants, my parents would probably allow me to enroll</p>

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<p>@psr251, may i know your D’s stats please? because i am a junior, and want to see whether i ahve a chance as an OOS</p>

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<p>What BU looks for in a student varies each year, we can’t give you a “chance”</p>

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<p>@tigerash
BU is a private university. Whether you are in state or out of state doesn’t matter.
(Or are you international?)</p>

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<p>oh lol sorry for the confusion, i am just out of state, so it doesn’t matter</p>

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<p>[Appeal</a> for Reconsideration » Financial Assistance | Boston University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/finaid/apply/special-circumstances/reconsideration/]Appeal”>http://www.bu.edu/finaid/apply/special-circumstances/reconsideration/)</p>

<p>you can try to appeal for more. hey it doesn’t hurt to try right? :)</p>