Early Decision and Financial Aid at Swarthmore

Colleges and Universities A-Z Swarthmore College
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<p>Here is a brief quote from Dean of Admissions Jim Bock '90 in a recent college publication:</p>

<p>"Early decision is not a legally binding contract. No school forces a student to attend if he or she is not able to afford the cost of attendance. Students withdraw their other applications only if they are able to afford Swarthmore. We lose one or two families a year, and almost all have matriculated at schools that offered merit awards. Our financial aid is the same in early as it is in regualr decision, and we should not undercut an early progam just to enable families to compare merit awards, when we guarantee to meet a family's full documented need."</p>

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<p>Most ED kids do know that, since I seem to remember it being on the site somewhere. :] I did see it, since I had to do my research before applying, haha.</p>