<p>Hi guys! I'm curious if there's a set income that a student's parents' combined income can be to automatically get a full scholarship for Dartmouth, Cornell, Colombia, and NYA.</p>
<p>I think for Harvard, it's under 45k and Princeton under 40k (Not sure, clarify if wrong)</p>
<p>I come from a 3-member-household family, including myself, so I think I would qualify for both H and P scholarships.</p>
<p>How much is it for Yale, if there is one? </p>
<p>Thanks! :D</p>
<p>NYA? Do you mean NYU? NYU does not meet the full financial need of its admitted students.</p>
<p>NYU gives lousy aid, so don’t count on that.</p>
<p>For HYPS…I think if the family earns less than $60k, then the family pays nothing…as long as assets are modest…and there is no non-custodial parents’ income to also consider.</p>
<p>If you would qualify for full financial assistance from H and P, then you probably would have all (or most) of it covered by Y as well. It couldn’t hurt to check with the Yale financial aid office, however.</p>
<p>Yeah, I meant NYU. and aww. 
I live in NYC, so like room and board wouldn’t be a problem and
@nina1228:
“If you would qualify for full financial assistance from H and P, then you probably would have all (or most) of it covered by Y as well. It couldn’t hurt to check with the Yale financial aid office, however.”</p>
<p>Umm, is this like tuition-only? o_o</p>
<p>You may well qualify for full aid at HYP, but you have to win the admission lottery first. Less than 5 percent of applicants are admitted. Do not hang your entire hopes on a very slim chance. You need to look at a variety of affordable schools, particularly your in-state public universities.</p>
<p>Income is not the lone factor. Assets are also considered. A friend of mine was disappointed, deeply so, when Harvard felt that his properties which were what generated a middle class income below Harvard’s level for financial aid put him over that threshhold. Never mind that the properties also represented his retirement fund and that if he sold or borrowed against any of them, it would lower his income and he could not afford that. Nope, No go. </p>
<p>And as Polarscribe mentions, it is no small task getting accepted to these schools. If you have the stats, definitely apply, but you should definitely have some other school on your list that are sure to accept you and that you can afford. Once you have those bases covered, apply away.</p>
<p>If you do have stats that are Harvard level, NYU just might bite and give you a good package. I have seen it happen. It’s just that you cannot count on these things, so you do need some choices that you know you can count on.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help! 
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<p>Quote from Questbridge:</p>
<p>Dartmouth College has a long history of providing educational opportunities to talented students regardless of their family’s ability to pay. As a member of the Ivy League, Dartmouth awards only need-based financial aid and offers no merit, athletic or special talent scholarships. Dartmouth meets 100% of each student’s demonstrated need for his or her four years of undergraduate study. Undergraduate financial aid applicants with total parent incomes of $75,000 a year or less with typical assets will receive a full tuition scholarship and will not have a loan component in their financial aid package.</p>
<p>Does this financial aid thing cover boarding too? D:</p>
<p>Yes, room+board is considered part of need.</p>
<p>“Undergraduate financial aid applicants with total parent incomes of $75,000 a year or less with typical assets will receive a full tuition scholarship and will not have a loan component in their financial aid package.”</p>
<p>But it says full tuition scholarship… not o_O all costs covered… >.></p>
<p>Those ivies don’t just mean tuition. They mean that with those with low income will get grants and won’t have loans in their FA packages. All will get covered. </p>
<p>Anyway…even if you could commute to NYU, you’re still not going to get enough money for tuition and books…the cost of those 2 things is probably $40,000 per year.</p>
<p>If you qualify to apply for Questbridge, then do it. I know of several students from DS’ high school who was matched to Princeton – full ride :)</p>