Financial aid?

<p>i’m waiting for the financial package coming this week by snail mail. for my D and i can see that already people are getting good packages but do you know if it’s by needs or merits or both?</p>

<p>^ I would also like to know the answer to that, anyone?</p>

<p>I'm following this. We will post soon, I hope.</p>

<p>They are being VERY generous with merit-- i received 27000 just for merit.</p>

<p>we'llsee, if you applied for fin aid, did it list that too? or just merit?</p>

<p>we'll see - care to post stats? Did you get fin aid on top of the 27000?</p>

<p>That is only the money that i received for the Presidential Scholarship, not need based financial aid. And sure
i'm...
4/328
2030 SATs
great recs, alright essays
loads of ECs (big ones include editor of yearbook for 3 years, 3 time national DECA qualifier, newspaper, environmental)
teach figure skating to local youth </p>

<p>good luck you guys!</p>

<p>we'llsee - thanks for the stats - nice! Congrats.</p>

<p>My S got $27K in a Presidents Scholarship and into the Honors program.</p>

<p>We got a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan for $5500 for the year. What can anyone tell me about this type of loan? I heard it's not worth it. Thoughts? (First of 3 kids headed to college so a novice to all of this.)</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>S got 18,000 merit and 6,000 in unsubsidized loans
31 ACT
2020 SAT
3.8 w gpa</p>

<p>^ My D received the Dean's Scholarship = $18000 +6500 loans + rest in grants= $49837(grand total)! not bad with act= 31 sat=2000 gpa=3.83</p>

<p>can I get an estimate on what someone thinks I would be able to get in merit aid because i'm interested in applying next year
white, male, 4.00 UW, school doesn't weight, 1/80, 32 ACT but will retake to improve, lots of ECs, and obviously no idea about recs or essays yet</p>

<p>bbuummpp..</p>

<p>coooool, got 18,000 Dean's Scholarship! And some loans. Still waiting on other schools though - hopefully this is a sign that everybody's being generous this year, considering, oh, you know, the economic crisis....</p>