<p>Hey! I REALLY want to apply ED to JHU. It is my no. 1 choice, so that seems liek the smartest thing to do. EXCEPT -- financial aid problems. JHU website said that if id they are unable to offer enough aid that you "may" be released from the binding agreement. Does anybody know anything else about this? That "may" is killing me! Also, if you get in ED, can you defer for a year, or do you have to go the next fall? Thanks!</p>
<p>but hopkins also says that when you apply ED you get first choice for the funds allocated for awarding financial aid, i applied ed and im getting around 22,000 in aid, so go for it</p>
<p>wow! Yeah, if I could get around that amount I would be fine. Thanks !</p>
<p>basically, what the financial aid deal with Johns Hopkins U means is the following. Say Hopkins tuition turns out to be 30,000 after scholarships, and say they can offer you 10,000 in grants (free), 5,000 in work study (free), and 15,000 in loans (you have to pay them back), which is exactly 30,000 dollars, if they can give you that deal then you HAVE TO GO TO JHU, it is totally binding after that EVEN THOUGH you may not be able to pay off the 15,000 in loans, because they have "matched" your needs. Now, say they can only offer 20,000, in which 5,000 are grants, 5,000 are work study, and 10,000 are loans, then you can say you have not fulfilled the entire expense and you can GET OUT of the early decision agreement, since the other 10,000 dollars must be given by you. So yeah, hope that helps.</p>
<p>thanks -- it does!</p>