<p>Yeah I’m almost sure that Duke expects no contribution for families making under $60,000 so there must’ve been a discrepancy with your friend’s financial aid application or maybe she had some unusual circumstances…</p>
<p>Shrinkrap,</p>
<p>The reason I used the words “flat out wrong” is because frankly, the poster is wrong. I don’t mean to offend the poster, but I do look to stop rumors and false information from spreading. Duke has a profile form and looks at the FAFSA and there is a little bit of guesswork involved, but when it comes to families making <$60K they make it very clear, no parental contribution. There is no formula, it is a simple cut off. This cut off is published, so unless your family owns homes worth millions of dollars, or has a trust fund with millions of dollars there is no way that you would not receive financial aid making less than <$60K.</p>
<p>If you make less than that you should be able to go to Duke for free and I think that is what happens.</p>
<p>I think they pay for tuition but room and board are still your responsibility, but don’t quote me on that hahaa.</p>
<p>Financial aid covers tuition, room, board, all fees, basically the entire cost of Duke, they will even include summer school, a semester abroad, or duke engage. </p>
<p>The total cost of attending duke is just over $53,400 and financial aid will cover all.</p>
<p>OMG! That’s so amazing, that just made my day. I seriously thought FA only covered tuition, that’s beyond great. Ahhhh ! =D</p>
<p>atl_living, i think u r a bit too harsh
if i can politely tell you to calm down w/o you attacking someone, that would be nice.<br>
i m just telling u what she told the whole school. i m no official representing duke, and as far as i can tell, neither r u (and if u r, why would u waste time on this stuff). so if u could just step back and relax…</p>
<p>2468, </p>
<p>I wasn’t attacking you I was just stating that you are wrong and giving you some additional information as to why you are incorrect. I provided you with additional details that you can also get from Duke’s website. </p>
<p>If she told the entire school this then that is strange (especially giving family income to a whole student body), but I wouldn’t base your judgment of a school’s financial aid on one conversation. There are strict rules on how Duke grants financial aid, and her family making under $50k would clearly fall under the rules.</p>
<p>atl_living</p>
<p>you are acting like you know this girl more than me…
and don’t have so much hope on schools. schools give a generalization of what kind of financial aid they are giving.<br>
-maybe she has a special situation (I did not say she did or didn’t)</p>
<p>and if i am basing on one conversation that she had with the whole school, you are also wrong for accusing me for just one comment on this site</p>