Chances for financial aid?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>With a mom that makes 70K, and helps with two household mortgages due to my grandparents needing help, I’m wondering if my aid package will be that high… I’m an only child with divorced parents, my dad is unemployed, and quite frankly, my mom even with a salary like that, can’t afford Cornell without aid. </p>

<p>Would I even qualify for a full ride or something close to that amount?</p>

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<p>Full ride? Probably not. But I would anticipate a healthy aid package. Cornell’s goal with aid is to make it affordable. Not necessarily super easy, but definitely within the realm of affordable. Of course, this is why there are all those aid calculators online and forms you will have to fill out. If you are really worried now, if you call the financial aid office, they might be able to give you an idea of your aid.</p>

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<p>My separated parents make about 80k combined and I got a financial aid package of about 47k out of 57k. You would only qualify for a full ride if your parents made less than 60k and had less than 100k in properties (I believe). Hope that helped :)</p>

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<p>My parents make around 100k together and I got around 40k just for the grant. If I am in this situation, you probably will get way more, so don’t worry about financial stuff!</p>

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<p>^That seems high. How did you get so much grant aid?</p>

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<p>Wow, 40k sounds great. What’s your major? </p>

<p>I’m also wondering about Cornell’s financial aid pkg for families (CA, student, bio major, ORM) with approx 100-120k income. How much to expect in grant, scholarship, loan? </p>

<p>I understand that you have to apply every year, so should I expect the <em>best fin aid</em> in the 1st year while in subsequent years (2nd, 3rd, 4th), less (or more loan, more work study?) ?</p>

<p>Applying RD.</p>

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<p>Here’s a link to Cornell’s Financial Aid Estimator:</p>

<p><a href=“https://www.finaid.cornell.edu/apply/faestimator.cfm[/url]”>https://www.finaid.cornell.edu/apply/faestimator.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Even I was surprised at how much aid I got… No real explanation for it, but that’s why Cornell’s the best!</p>

<p>I’m an upcoming Computer Science major at Cornell’s College of Engineering. ^_^</p>

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<p>thanks gadad for the link.</p>

<p>Yes already done that many times and called Cornell and spoke with both
adm and finaid. </p>

<p>Is every admit (with income > $60k) getting a loan from Cornell these days with their “good/great” finaid pkg?</p>

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<p>not everyone gets financial aid packages. Especially not international applicants. And they’re usually grants not loans</p>