For those who have recieved thier finanical aid......

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Did you do the financial aid calculator before you received your financial aid information? If so, how big of a difference was there in what the calculator said vs. what you were offered? Was it better or worse?</p>

<p>After reading the thread below about financial aid I'm very worried. It seems that most people are having to pay more than what the calculator indicated. I used our 1040's, w-2, 1099 etc. to fill out the calculator and believe it to be as accurate as possible. And if it is accurate, they are going to offer a very generous amount and my daughter should be able to attend. I'm just worried after reading others' experiences that the calculator may not be as accurate as I had hoped.</p>

<p>Just looking for any info. (she should be receiving her financial aid packet any day now). Thanks :)</p>

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<p>the calculator was VERY accurate for me, and I even did it using estimates. hope that helps!</p>

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<p>I got my financial aid packet today and even though the calculator said I would get something, the letter they sent I would not be receiving any aid so that really sucked</p>

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<p>Skiracergirl I am curious. Will that affect your decision to go to Cornell?</p>

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<p>my family called the financial aid office today, and they said they wouldn’t give us anymore money unless there is a significant change in income or something similar. They even said that if my parents currently had THREE kids in college, my financial aid package wouldn’t be any higher. I’m pretty upset, I don’t know what my family is going to do. I really want to attend cornell…</p>

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<p>I was accepted ED and my parents’ contribution was 10000 dollars LESS than what the calculator predicted, making Cornell much more affordable for me.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the replies. </p>

<p>It looks like it’s going both ways (some getting more and some less). I really don’t know what my daughter will end up being offered. I just hope it is what the calculator said or even less. That would be nice.</p>

<p>We still haven’t received any information yet. I wanted to be able to put it behind us before Christmas, but looks like we are probably going to have to wait until next week. :confused: </p>

<p>Thanks again for the input</p>

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<p>We just got our letter. They are basically giving us nothing.</p>

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<p>Cornell seems to have good financial aids to low income families. However, for families with income above 120k, the financial aids are not very good. I also don’t like the load structure.</p>

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<p>They should have a sign or notification that says: Middle Class need not apply for financial aid.</p>

<p>NJMom23, are you still going to send your child to Cornell even with 0 financial aid?</p>

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<p>Yes we are going to send him.</p>

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<p>Looking at these examples, if I got accepted I would just have to pay “federal work study”. That seems pretty generous. I guess we are just poor then lol.
<a href=“http://www.finaid.cornell.edu/types-aid/financial-aid-examples[/url]”>http://www.finaid.cornell.edu/types-aid/financial-aid-examples&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>hi
did everyone get at least 2500 for expected student contribution?</p>

<p>and I got more then what the calculator calculated for me.</p>

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<p>I might transfer to agriculture the state run part, after a semester</p>

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<p>All students are expected to contribute, even if Efc is zero. </p>

<p>There are jobs on and off campus, you don’t need to be on the work study program to get some of those jobs on campus. D1 worked all 4 years while in school.</p>

<p>It is hard to get FA if family income is over 120k at most need-based schools, it’s not just Cornell.</p>

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<p>My family makes 185k and we only have to pay about 10k a year… I don’t understand how we got so much when most middle class families got so little</p>

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<p>185k per year is middle class? Yeesh.</p>

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<p>Damn, you are one lucky dude. My parents made much less than that and I paid way more than that to attend… And, how does this happen? I thought Fin Aid was calculated strictly on the basis of your parents’ income. There shouldn’t be much discrepancies…</p>

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<h1>16EM. I know there is more to your story.</h1>

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<p>What is your secret my parents make almost 200,000 a year and we got 0 aid and we have no investments or a lot of assets or anything special.</p>