Hello
I am applying to Stevens and guarantee will not get any need based money.
I see some posts that Stevens uses CSS for scholarships and grant awards for merits?
I called them this week and they told me that I only need FAFSA and dont need CSS for merit money consideration
Is that true. Should i trust that feedback from them?
Thank you
I believe @rualum and @milwaukeegirl are Stevens parents here on CC, so I’m tagging them since this isn’t on the Stevens board.
We have found the Steven’s financial aid office very straightforward and helpful, and have had no surprises with our tuition bills, etc. What they said on the phone matched what we were charged. Not sure about CSS affecting financial aid - we received +10K more in financial aid than our expected family contribution said we would. DD is a Stevens Pinnacle Scholar which means she was in top 10% of admitted students.
CSS is not required for Stevens. They do factor family income into their Merit Scholarship offers. This is why you will hear about students with lower grades getting more in Merit $.
My DS was told to submit CSS. He applied early decision and was accepted. He did receive Merit Money plus grant money which is need-based.