<p>I'm unsure of how the Financial Aid works. I sent in Financial Aid sheet to Cornell. My parent can NOT pay the tuition in full. Will Cornell use the information to help me find a way to pay the tuition/expenses? Or, will I have to apply for a loan on my own? I don't meet the requirement for low income.</p>
<p>Thanks a bunch.</p>
<p>i'm in the same situation. i'm thinking taking a loan of 15-20k and applying for ridiculous amounts of scholarships. it sucks how they don't have any merit scholarships, because i got half tuition from usc, but obviously i can't go there because i ed-ed cornell. good choice, but not moneywise.</p>
<p>i know cornell has work study programs on the other hand that you can make a couple thousand dollars off, though.</p>
<p>What is your efc and what college of cornell are you admitted to? And are you instate?</p>
<p>I have the same question...buuuump.</p>
<p>I am very curious. I am not in state.</p>
<p>Cornell is a need based financial aid school - no merit aid. If your expected contribution (maybe different than FAFSA) is more than the tuition then you get nothing. If you or your parents can't pay for it then you need to look to loans. Work Study is a form of need base aid.</p>
<p>Erin's Dad your statement is mostly true but there is one exception. </p>
<p>Cornell does have this merit-based scholarship:
<a href="http://www.arts.cornell.edu/ds/%5B/url%5D">http://www.arts.cornell.edu/ds/</a></p>
<p>just loans? i really can't afford to have over a hundred thousand dollars in loans.</p>
<p>bump. . . .</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the EFC calculated by the FAFSA is not the same as the one by the school. Therefore, if you're EFC is close to the total cost of attendance, you may still get aid. The comment way above was referring to the fact that if you get no need-based loans, you're only option for paying for college is either cash or loans.</p>