<p>So when does that arrive?</p>
<p>They said an email by April 1 but I have to call the office because they’re missing my non-custodial information and I don’t know if my waiver processed</p>
<p>My package was sent by email today.</p>
<p>Did anyone get their financial aid package yet? For the people who got it, how good was it?</p>
<p>I got it. My package was…to put it simply…****ing incredible. </p>
<p>My situation is unique so I’m fairly certain most people wouldn’t get as good of a package. I’m actually somewhat upset because I was hoping UChicago would offer me a better deal, and at this point, it is almost certain they won’t.</p>
<p>Did anyone else receive their package yet?</p>
<p>Come on guys, someone reply</p>
<p>Yeah, I received mine through email Saturday morning and in the mail today.</p>
<p>No number specifics necessary, but how was Williams compared to other private schools? I don’t have a package yet <em>shakes fist at skies</em> and would like to know what the difference is. Something general would be nice, like way higher, higher, same, lower, way lower. Waiting sucks.</p>
<p>I was accepted to two places–UChicago and Williams. Williams was much much much much much much lower. However, I did get in contact with UChicago and now their package is competitive and I will be going there.</p>
<p>^do you mean williams was much much much much higher? Your sentence seems to have a mistake?</p>
<p>Clearly based on his previous post, he meant to say higher. But the most important thing to take away is the fact that he contacted the fin aid office where he wanted to go to see if they could match another offer. This time it wasn’t Williams, but you need to always try to get aid matched so you are not caught in the dilemma of money being the deciding factor if possible.</p>
<p>When I said lower, I meant cost of attendance. Sorry for the confusion. But yes, it seems as though contacting the fin aid office actually works–something I thought was just a widely propagated lie.</p>
<p>Looking good. My son got into both UChicago and Williams and chose UChicago, largely for “environmental” reasons – diversity of student body, strength and diversity of programs, size of city (plus its being a “Major League City,” i.e., sports), and location.</p>
<p>My Williams package was the highest. I got almost full from everyone, but Williams was still higher than say Midd and Carleton but about 3-4 K a year.</p>
<p>I have always looked at “best aid” meaning lowest cost of attendance, since each school has their own price. “Higher” aid could still be unaffordable if the total cost is more. When comparing schools it’s good to look at how much the check needs to be written for, and how much debt is in the package, if any. This seems obvious but there is no uniformity with how schools write up packages and it can be confusing. Remember you will be billed the amount of your campus job, the job is merely an opportunity to make money.</p>
<p>Hevydevy: That is amazing information. very good to know (hey, the worst they could say is “no” right, but I still bet many wouldn’t even attempt it. It seems it’s certainly worth the try.</p>
<p>thank you for sharing and congratulations!</p>
<p>Williams financial aid includes free books which becomes a significant savings.</p>