<p>Hi, </p>
<p>I did receive early decision admission to CMU. Before applying, we did a financial aid estimate, now that I have been admitted, we did a second estimate. They cut my aid by more than half now that I am admitted. </p>
<p>This all seems so misleading. Has this happened to anyone else with CMU? </p>
<p>Very unhappy student.</p>
<p>Have you asked them to reconsider the second estimate? It is possible that there was an error in the information that was given to them either the first or second time.</p>
<p>If you do find that the second estimate is the correct one, and CMU is now unaffordable for you, let them know. That way you can start the process to de-enroll and begin looking for other more affordable options.</p>
<p>Before you call them make sure you know what changed from your initial estimate to your second estimate that raised your expected family constirbution…also you say second estimate? Is it going to change again when you file taxes or are you fairly certain the numbers are accurate. Do call, but do understand what changed so you can have a discussion when you call.</p>
<p>This all seems so misleading.</p>
<p>It isn’t misleading if their aid estimate changed because the numbers that you first provided weren’t accurate.</p>
<p>What changed when you did the second estimate? Did you first provide estimation of income that was too low? Did you forget to list some assets? Did you declare that a sibling is in college that isn’t?</p>
<p>If you later provided new info which indicated more income, more assets or whatever, why wouldn’t you expect your aid to change?</p>
<p>however, if nothing changed on your part, then you’re right, it is misleading.</p>
<p>edited to add:</p>
<p>*I am basically getting about 3K a year, that does not even make a dent in this tution. My family is fairly middle class with not a lot of savings.
*</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>So, you were first getting about $6k in aid? That’s not much. Are you now getting $3k in a grant or loans?</p>
<p>It sounds like there was a $3k swing. That could easily happen once a correction was made to your estimates.</p>