<p>Does anyone know how the financing for Exeter laptop program work? I'm on financial aid praticully full, and they say they'll help with buying a comp, does anyone know how this works?</p>
<p>i believe that all exeter financial aid recipients receive a $1200 grant for purchase of a computer. exeter has an arrangement to buy a dell computer at a somewhat discounted price, but a grant recipient can purcahse any computer they choose and be reimbursed for up to $1200 towards such a purchase.</p>
<p>Oh how does the grant work? Does it happen over summer?</p>
<p>as i recall, you’ll hear about it officially sometime in july with plenty of time to purchase and familiarize yourself with your new computer well before school begins. exeter’s generosity to its financial aid recipients is absolutely awesome and delightfully non-bureaucratic.</p>
<p>If you get $1200, go for a macbook. They are really good!</p>
<p>I am planning on buying a MacBook :)</p>
<p>Last year the dollar amount we were given was $900. You could order directly from Dell and they would charge Exeter directly or buy a computer elsewhere and submit a receipt for reimbursement. We also shipped it directly to campus and saved state sales tax.</p>
<p>So I just buy a comp send the receipt in and Exeter reimburseS? I’m planning on getting a macbook</p>
<p>Yes- that is exactly what we did- my son got a Mac as well.</p>
<p>I am a Mac user and I would agree. Although it doesn’t matter whether you get a PC or Mac, Macs tend to be a more popular system among boarding schools and colleges. I know that, in general, students at PA choose Apple computers over any other brand, and when I visit Exeter I see many students using Macs. For educational use, I would always prefer a Mac over a PC.</p>
<p>It is known in intellectual circles that the technically-challenged tend to gravitate towards a mac. :D</p>
<p>Pulsar15, for once, I agree. :)</p>
<p>yes, and technically challenged kids with a knack for video software creation tend to gravitate towards MACS, not PCs.</p>