<p>how much financial aid did you guys get? at first i was doubtful b/c 47000 is a lot of money...but i only have to pay 7000/yr b/c they gave me like 39000.woooooooooooooot!!! stanford here i come!!!!</p>
<p>0.</p>
<p>Thanks for asking..</p>
<p>(Is this a typical question to ask? Well... I'll go along with it...)</p>
<p>They gave me about $29,000. Which is... okay. It'll be better later because... oh, it's complicated. You don't want to hear all about my family's finances. The gist of it is that they'll probably end up awarding me more aid than that because my family's real income is lower than what we had to report.</p>
<p>i have to pay $14,000. It sucks that they take away financial aid as you get scholarships. Now i will have to work before i leave</p>
<p>I am applying RD and I am just wondering how your financial aid package compares to your family's income. my family makes $110-130K a year and i have a sister in high school. I really would love to attend stanford if accepted but am worried that if I do get in (which would pretty much give me a heart attack), I won't be able to afford it. thanks</p>
<p>I'm just wondering this because my parents declined from applying for financial aid because they were "sure" we wouldn't get any. As such, I don't know what kind of incomes warrant aid. What's about the most a family could take in and still receive aid? </p>
<p>Even if a family makes 300K, they have to pay about half in taxes and another half of that in mortgage.</p>
<p>scholarships are tricky... scholarships first take away from the self-help portion of your aid.. this includes work/study and Student Contribution. For most people, the entire self-help portion (the right hand column of your sheet) adds up to $5,500. You have to pay this either way, but scholarships can help you. Say you get 5400 in scholarships. then you only have to pay 100 for the self-help total. if you exceed 5500 in scholarships THEN they start deducting your financial aid (the left hand column) accordingly. So if you're getting aid, aim for $5,500 in scholarships. anything over won't hurt, but it won't benefit you.</p>
<p>I have the same question as Ihope. My parents told me not to even apply, and they make a decent amount, but I'm worried they don't know what they're talking about.</p>
<p>I applied for financial aid and got a whopping $0.</p>
<p>wait how do u find out....crap lemme check!</p>
<p>I applied and also got $0. :(</p>
<p>When you all say you applied for aid, what exactly do you mean? I thought nothing was decided until after the FAFSA, etc was submitted in '07...or is all this information in the infamous packet I've failed to get in the mail yet (I'm international)?</p>
<p>All I've done financial aid-wise is the CSS custodial and non-custodial forms...hah, now I'm a little worried I missed a big step or something.</p>
<p>^^ Correction: I'm living overseas, but I'm not international. I'm a U.S. citizen, so should be in the same boat as most of you.</p>
<p>I just looked at the website, and I assume you all got these numbers from a preliminary estimate in that first packet in the mail...is that right?</p>
<p>i got about 37,000. My parents are expected to pay 9000. So, do any of you know what stanford jobs are like? Are they typical menial jobs, or are they things we would probably do for free anyways?</p>
<p>The jobs vary. Some students work in the libraries, others in the Alumni office, others drive people around on golf carts in the evenings, other lucky students are tour guides. Some jobs will be menial jobs, others won't be, but probably none of them are things you would do anyway. You could also work off campus, babysit on occasion, tutor etc. The best way to make money is actually probably to tutor students since you could ask for $30/hour which is likely to be more than you'll get on any on-campus job.</p>
<p>Hm. I got nothing. Agreed with post number 2.</p>
<p>Tough life isn't it =)</p>
<p>yeah, except my parents have to put my two little brothers through college as well... they can technically afford the $47k a year, but it'll be hell to pay later as they work toward retirement.</p>
<p>Same here! They CAN pay it, but I don't want them to cuz I have two younger sibs =(</p>