Financial Aid Packages

Does anyone know when they are mailing the FA packages for EA applicants? The website says mid January. The wait is killing us!

Just got mine yesterday; the package was amazing, it more than covered my need.

Good to hear. Us too! So very thankful.

Great news, everyone! Happy to hear Bard came through and met your needs!

That’s great! We got ours in the mail today and it was extremely generous. I imagine it may change when I amend the FAFSA as our income is higher this year than the 2014 figures I used, but not a lot more (maybe 15k?). Anyway, it only gives amounts for 2016/2017. Other scholarship offers have been clear they are for the full 4 years but this one, the Bard Scholarship, is renewable yearly. Anyone have experience with Bard after freshman year? It looks like on CDS, slightly less need is met for future years, but not significantly less.

I haven’t heard anyone complain that their funding went down, even though their financial situation remained relatively stable. And I haven’t heard that loans get swapped in for scholarships, either - which I’ve heard can happen at some other schools… But that’s all just hearsay. For your peace of mind, why not email the financial aid office and ask?