How is Cornell's Financial Aid?

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<p>I was just accepted to both Duke and Cornell and plan on being an engineering major. Due to Cornell's better reputation for engineering and its location (I love the mountains and like the cold, plus I'm from NJ so its reasonably close), I'm leaning toward choosing Cornell, but I've heard that Cornell is the worst among the ivies for financial aid. I had a friend who got into Cornell but ended up going to Rutgers instead because she didn't get much money, so I'm pretty worried about their aid. I'm getting 40k a year from Duke from grants and work study and hope Cornell would offer me something similar to that. My parents make around 100-120k a year and I have a sibling in college right now. I'm just looking for some information as to what people in similar situations received as far as financial aid goes. I really want to go to Cornell but don't want a lack of financial aid to force me to choose Duke instead.</p>

<p>tldr: got 40k from Duke but want to choose Cornell, can I expect a similar amount of financial aid?</p>

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<p>Last year, both my brother and I were attending Cornell. My parents also make around 100-120k. I received over 40,000 in grants so my cost was around 12k. This year without my brother in school, I am only paying around 23k with around 33k in grant aid. I would say Cornell financial is very generous. </p>

<p>Also, this:
“To improve Cornell’s competitiveness in recruiting and enrolling undergraduate students, Cornell will commit to increasing grant aid by matching the family contribution components and lower loan level of financial aid offers from other Ivy schools. We will also strive to match the family contribution components and lower loan levels of financial aid offers from Stanford, Duke, and MIT.”</p>

<p>from the financial aid website
[Financial</a> Aid Initiatives | Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.finaid.cornell.edu/cost-attend/financial-aid-initiatives]Financial”>Financial Aid Initiatives | Financial Aid)</p>

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<p>thanks so much for the information! That is exactly what I was looking for!</p>

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<p>No problem. Congrats and good luck with your decision!</p>