<p>hi guys, does anyone know about what day the financial aid info for Swarthmore College will be mailed to us?</p>
<p>And compared to Williams, does Swarthmore give more or less financial aid?</p>
<p>Thanks and good luck everyone!! :)</p>
<p>Financial aid is sent along with RD admissions letters.</p>
<p>No generalizable comparisons with Williams. The formulas are slightly different, so depending on your individual situation, there might be a significant difference and there might not.</p>
<p>i’m pretty sure the two are similar, theyre in the top of the top LACs there is. i’m really hoping on getting into swarthmore, and on getting financial aid, since i dont expect to get any from the fafsa.</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>Does anyone know how one would go about appealing a financial aid package? I made corrections to my FAFSA in mid-February at the same time as the CSS Profile, but I JUST got my FAFSA SAR processing notification today. There was a $5,000 difference in the corrections and I feel like Swarthmore may have processed my FA package according to the uncorrected values. My EFC is $653, yet Swat expects my family to pay $5,500. We have little to zero assets.</p>
<p>Though I understand financial aid formulas vary from school to school, would it be advisable to appeal a FA package by saying “_________ offered me this amount of money, thereby making it much more feasible to attend whereas Swarthmore offered me so-and-so amount, putting undue financial stress on our family” and ask them to reassess my aid, after sending in the necessary, corrected paperwork? </p>
<p>Has anyone had experience in appealing a financial package at Swat?</p>
<p>Great question, forthenuyen! Was wondering the same thing–should that come up for D. We’re patiently waiting on the FA pkg from the school (as I write these words). I have read from many sources that Swat is supposed to be one of the best education values on the planet. Great success to you, f! :)</p>