I heard rumors before hand that BU does preferential packaging in their financial aid and have been known to be super stingy, so if you don’t mind sharing for me and future prospective applicants, what was your financial aid package like? I got $52,000 in grants and $7500 in loans/work study for a total of $59500 in my financial aid package. Is this pretty typical or an abnormality?
This is excellent package…not regular
If that is $59,500 per year is full tuition. It is an excellent package. What were you expecting?
That is an abnormally generous package, which means you are a high priority student that BU wants on campus. Congratulations!
My son got $32,000 in grants and $6000 in loans. Is this about average range? Is there any way we could appeal? :-*
Are appeals usually successful? I got 25,500 in grants plus stafford loans. but the fafsa 2015 was filled out when my dad was still working. He went into retirement in 2016. How much do you think this can increase to??
@Emmacat11 What is his retirement income compared to his working income?
Thanks!
It seems my son got an average grants. Is the grant fixed for four year? Fafsa shows I am able to afford $27,000/Year.I am thinking about appeal because the cost is really high for me.
@TommyCD The FAFSA EFC is irrelevant. BU is a profile school. What did the BU NPC show as your EFC?
@TomSrOfBoston Social security retirement is 27K. I don’t know how much his normal work income was
@Emmacat11 Then, how did you pay the bill? The total cost this year will reach $65,000.
@TomSrOfBoston I will check that soon. Thanks!
@TommyCD I’m trying to bump 25K up to 30/35 with my appeal. Meaning it will be 30/35K a year. Student loans :((( I know it sucks
@TommyCD im also getting a part time job during college
That’s a wicked huge package!
It’s pahty time. Wook hahd and play hahd when you get thayer
@ClassicRockerDad “Wook” ???
@ClassicRockerDad Are you talking about me? :-/
Woohk? I dunno. Woohks for me? How would you say it.
I say Woohk.
I would say you got a pretty good package there. Higher than average. You are one of the lucky ones. Enjoy the fruits.
@firstgen2021 what was your efc?