<p>I was wonderin what was like the limit of financial aid. I got a 39,780 grant. Anybody got a higher one? </p>
<p>and is it normal to expect me to earn 3,100!!! dolars as a freshman work-study? what do you have to earn if u are gettin fin aid?</p>
<p>I recieved approx 45,000 in grants</p>
<p>Wow, thats nearly the whole thing. did u have like an extermely low income? or how did u achieve that?</p>
<p>holy crap you guys got a lot of money. Is this because of penn's new "no-loan" financial aid policy? upenn_rocks, i would suspect that your $3000+ in workstudy is due to the aforementioned policy. When they say you need to work that much, it's really a privelege. You can choose to work up to that amount, and what you earn goes straight to your bank account so you can spend it on your own personal expenses. I worked around 10 hours a week here and had only $2100 of eligibility used up. Workstudy rocks cuz there's no fed income tax</p>
<p>Well I also have a loan of 2100 so dunno</p>
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Well, on the 2004 IRS tax forms, we had an adjusted gross income of about 8000, and 12,000 for 2005. That plus the fact that we didn't own a house (was living on church property last year as my dad's a pastor, but we moved last month to a house), but the housing benefit was calculated into the equation as 16,000 in "benefits", etc. </p>
<p>I'm not really sure how, but we look really poor on paper. What I think it is... is that my parents are willing to spend extra money to make life easier for me and give me an upperhand - the best lifestyle they can afford me. Thus I have my own car, computer, etc. But we are 40,000 in debt, and... yeah...</p>
<p>So colleges give me tons of money. Hopkins gave me about 44,000, too. All I have to pay for is plane tickets, "personal expenses", and books. I'm completely satisfied... it's almost unreal.</p>