My son appealed for more fmerit/financial aid at the end of February. He was Accepted EA. If anyone also appealed - have you heard anything ?
@lmmol Hi. Our twin sons got in EA with a smidgen of aid, not enough. We have appealed for some more–just enough to make it doable–but have not heard anything yet. My guess is they’re waiting to see how the prospective class shapes up, who doesn’t end up going, and will redistribute the unused portion. I hope they do it soon. Good luck!
ditto.
Yes in same position - appealed as Fordham is my Ds #1 preference but not enough merit to make it affordable - need a bit more. As soon as anyone gets a response please post the outcome. Thanks
Still waiting to hear from them…
Has anyone heard back on a financial/ merit aid appeal to Fordham?
D has Fordham as her #1 and we appealed her total lack of aid. It’s nearly impossible to imagine that they’ll come up with enough to make the difference but if you don’t ask, they definitely won’t.
Still waiting here - sent in appeal in early March.
Does anyone know when the appeals will be released? I received some merit and aid from Fordham, but not nearly enough. Has the financial aid office revealed when they may be sending the responses?
No nothing yet - still waiting. I’m going to the Spring event this weekend at RH so will ask then if nothing released by then. Like you received some merit but not enough to be affordable - need some more help.
Check your financial page status. We appealed for more merit aid about 3 weeks ago and it was updated today. They gave our daughter another $1500.
Daughter also received an email early this evening stating they’d reviewed her request and there is an update on the financial aid award page… hope that helps.
We received another $1600 per year today also. Was hoping for a little more, but happy that it is something!
@watty89 Thanks for sharing and congrats - hope the extra helps with the final decision. I checked and no changes on financial page and no emails. We put in the request in early March. We’ll see and will ask on Sunday when we visit RH again.
@Stepl100 Thanks! It’s not much, but will help with some plane tickets home… 
Maybe give them a call before Sunday…seems like they’re trying to get thru the appeals. Good luck!
Yes- I would contact them. I called the admissions office yesterday to inquire, and my daughter did a class visit today, and then we received the answer! FYI: The woman in admissions said the max that someone could receive on appeal was $1-5K and it could be for all four years, or just one year.
@NJMom8, watty89 - I called financial aid office and they said still under review but should be soon. We’ll see.
Max is 5k?
Oh well…
Got a letter denying any additional financial aid - disappointed. 58K COA is a lot of $$ to find so tough decision ahead for my D. Not sure Fordham is worth over $225K for 4 years.
Can you do 58k without debt?