Good Need-based Aid schools in Northeast?

Paying for College
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<p>The colleges I'm currently looking at are BC, BU, NYU, Bentley, UNH, PennState, Northeastern, Syracuse, Clark. </p>

<p>Seeing that those are the "levels" of schools I'm looking at, can someone give a few advices on other schools with good need-based aids in the Northeast area?
Any comments regarding the aids of the already listed schools would also be helpful. Thank you.</p>

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<p>York College in PA. It's not exactly NE, but it's no less so than Penn State.</p>

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<p>I've heard Syracuse and BU are notoriously bad for Fin. Aid.</p>

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<p>Argh...thanks for the replies so far</p>

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<p>BU has excellent info it gives out,in letting you know how it distributes its financial aid. Even if you decide not to apply there, you should ask for the info from its financial aid office (if you apply,you get it automatically--at least you used to). The formulas it gives is pretty indicative of schools in that category and how they dispense aid. Academic credentials do have a part in what you get in aid. </p>

<p>You should look at USN&WR. You can subscribe on-line or buy the book. It gives you lists of the best financial aid schools, and breaks down what they gave kids in terms of aid, what kind of aid so you can see where you stand.<br>
You want to be aware of whether a schools is need blind, whether it guarantees 100% of need and what percent of need it tends to address and what the aid breakdown is--grants vs loans/work study.</p>

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<p>If you are at the higher end of the schools averages for SATs and GPAs you are more likely to get fin. aid from some schools as well as merit aid of course. So look at some schools where you are in the top 10%. If you get a few offers you can go and negotiate a better package at many schools if they really want you. 60% aid at a large university is much different than the same percentage at a small LAC so don't get too caught up on numbers.</p>

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<p>YOu can get info from the college board fo your schools as far as how much demonstrated need is met, how aid is packaged- % grants/%lan-job aid, avg. amount of debt a student graduates with, basis that need is given (need, merit, both)</p>