<p>We just got the letter in the mail from Marist and they said no additional $$. I guess the T-Shirt was a good buy.</p>
<p>Really? O Geesh, we didnt get anything yet, now Im really nervous, they said this week. oh well, yes good buy on the t-shirt, but what will i do with car stickers? lol.
Good Luck to you & your son!</p>
<p>HisParents - Congrads on your S’s decision. St. Joe’s is a great school. It’s such a relief when the big decision is made.</p>
<p>HisParents got the same letter today…my S is really upset, but we cannot afford Marist.
They are the only ones who didnt give reconsideration $$. And gave the least upfront. Plus they are not the lowest tuition. They really need an attitude adjustment.</p>
<p>Petcat - Let us know when you son makes his final decision.</p>
<p>petcat - I am really sorry to hear about the Marist news. It doesn’t surprise me, based on our experience. The financial aid person tried to shoot holes in what I had calculated out as the amount needed to borrow over 4 years, but I had covered all the bases pretty well, then she got a little defensive about how they had to allot money over a large number of students. It’s never good when the get defensive or try to make you look bad. Marist is a great school and hopefully you will be able to find some way for your son to get in if that is his one top choice. The other two schools are also very good schools from what I know (Siena was on my son’s final few list, but we never visited UScranton). Good luck!</p>
<p>@HisParents: Thank you! I think we are @ square #1. with less than a week to go. S is seriously thinking of going to his financial safety (SUNY). He can commute or even dorming is 15k less out-of-pocket. I had a similar experience with FA @ Marist. I came armed with “considerations” all well within their own guidelines: and systematically she shut each one down, then she took the other schools admittance letters, and basically told us we would get some $$ - not alot- but some. we got none. I think she just wanted us gone, i was over-staying my welcome. Plus this is what we will have to deal with all 4 years??? Nuh-huh. FOCUS is great, but not that great. I have dealt with FA for years @ Wesleyan U- never did I get the feel of inferiority or stupidity I was dealt here. They are professionals @ Wes - also not unyielding either. So not all schools’ FA dept. are the same.
Ah well, nothing is decided, nothing is set in stone, but to say I am disappointed in Marist is a HUGE understatement. I will keep you apprised! and again Congratulations to you & your son, I am sure he will love it @ St. Joe’s and do fantastically!</p>
<p>Wesleyan charges $41,000/yr just for tuition.
Marist charges $26,000/yr for tuition.
SUNY Stony Brook charges about $5,000/yr for in-state tuition.</p>
<p>^Of course Wesleyan is going to have more money to disperse for need based aid. They use their full freight paying students (paying those ridiculous total costs of over $50,000/yr) to help subsidize the rest.</p>
<p>If you’re looking for a bargain, pick SUNY.
If you’re looking for a reasonably priced private New York college, pick Marist.
If you’re looking for an extremely expensive private, pick Wesleyan.</p>
<p>@nysmile:I know this is an open forum, but this was a random post that had no real point esp since the previous post of mine was a statement not a question. and who mentioned SUNY Stony Brook?
If I was looking for a good education, with a low price tag, I’d choose a SUNY.
If I was looking for a good education with a high price tag, I’d choose Marist.
If I was looking for a GREAT education one that is invaluable for future work references or
Graduate/Prof. schools, one with a name that carries weight, I’d choose Wesleyan University.
How about the level of student at each of these schools? With a B you can get in most SUNYs, with a B+ upwards, Marist, but you need A++and beyond to even consider Wes. They dont give merit aid, they couldnt afford to because everyone would get it.
Again, no point. apples & oranges here. No matter the funds, or lack of funds, all FA departments in all colleges should treat the prospective student/parent with respect and dignity. Do they think we LIKE to grovel?</p>
<p>My post was simply in response to the obvious bitterness that you’ve posted on CC regarding Marist not upping the financial package offered to your son. </p>
<p>In regards to SUNY Stony Brook: you mentioned that you are now considering accepting your son’s financial safety school. Whether it’s Stony Brook, New Paltz, Oneonta, etc. is irrelevant. The fact is that SUNY tuition falls within the same tuition price range at all of their campuses–approx $5,000/yr for in-state tuition. It’s smart to seriously consider a SUNY for financial reasons. One will get a solid education at an affordable price.</p>
<p>The inclusion of Wesleyan in my post was because you mentioned in a previous post that Marist was definitely not one of the cheaper schools to start out with in regards to its tuiton. Come on now–you’re complaining about a NY Private college charging a tuition of $26,000/yr. yet your daughter attended a private college with tuition alone @$41,000/yr. </p>
<p>For a parent who would love to send their child to Marist, you have literally expressed nothing but negative comments about the school. Maybe it is time to move on and start focusing on the positives of your son’s second choice school (which you mentioned may be a SUNY). </p>
<p>I also disagree with your assumption that SUNY students are of a much lesser quality than those attending expensive privates like Wesleyan. Our oldest son will graduate from a SUNY in May with Summa Cum Laude honors. He will also be accepting an award in two weeks at the senior Arts and Sciences banquet as the top student in the Political Science department. Attending a SUNY has not hindered his opportunities or connections in the least. He has managed to publish not one, but three research manuscripts as an undergrad. His professors have been wonderful–challenging him both inside and outside the classroom. They’ve mentored him throughout his years at SUNY. Come this fall, he’ll be sitting right alongside some of the top Political Science students in the country as he begins his grad program at a very well respected Political Science program. With acceptances into 5 graduate programs, I seriously doubt that attending a SUNY hurt his future prospects of success. </p>
<p>Our other son attends Marist. He understood right from the beginning that the only way he could attend a private college was if he earned a good merit scholarship. He received the top merit scholarship and complete his 4th semester in May.</p>
<p>Re: "With a B average you can get into most SUNY’s, again I disagree. Try getting accepted into SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY New Paltz with a B average. It’s not going to happen.</p>
<p>In conclusion, I posted in response to your many posts complaining about Marist. I find it ironic that you sound so anti-Marist yet you hope to send your son to the school.</p>
<p>Im not going to make this a ****ing-match, because your bitterness towards non-NY schools, Wes in particular is showing. This forum is for people to vent, which is what the main 3 of us here were doing, I believe I was not the only one upset with the FA dept @ Marist. I have posted very positive comments about Marist, which I noticed you didnt comment on. The recent non-positive (Bitter? maybe) comments were a thread perputated by 3 moms w/ sons hoping to attend Marist, and our journeys. We can say things here that maybe we can’t in the house since we are trying to keep a positive face for our S’s until the day of reckoning (Sat.). My D was Valedictorian of her class, and Wes was the only school she considered she did ED. We were lucky financially there because A) times were different for schools, and for us financially and B) because the families that attend have higher incomes than we do, we made out a tad better financially. She however came out with $100k in student loans, and we are co-signors which hurt our credit for loans for my S. Here is our dilemma. He wants Marist, not only will he come out with $100+ in loans but I am not sure we will be able to procure them. The certainty of a Parents Plus, may not be for us. Ok, I aired my dirty laundry. I have nothing against Marist, and yes I am disappointed, because I gave them our financial woes and they thumbed a nose at them. I’m on disability, my husband is nearing retirement, and we have no savings, no credit, and no avail $$ to pay a PP loan each month. Our EFC was high due to an unfortunate turn of events @ my husbands job, and Marist chose not to consider that. There is where the bitterness eeks in, his other tops, UScranton & Siena came back with nice additional funds. However he would rather go to SB (yes I know you read it in my post on their site) and commute and be $$ free than settle, when Marist is his overwhelming #1. My heart bleeds for him. That being said, maybe before defending schools, and critizing postees, you should walk a mile in their shoes.</p>
<p>“Im not going to make this a ****ing-match, because your bitterness towards non-NY schools, Wes in particular is showing.”</p>
<p>^Wow! How you interpreted this from any of my posts is beyond me. </p>
<p>Good luck to your son. He sounds like a level-headed young man in choosing SB over massive loans. He gets it–meaning, he understands that it’s what you do in college that counts and not the brand name of the school. I applaud his maturity.</p>
<p>@nysmile: thanks.</p>
<p>I also found nysmile’s post to be very critical and am not sure what it contributed to the discussion. I hope all of their 2204 posts (!) have not been so negative.</p>
<p>@zonian: Thank you! I was feeling pretty bad, and planned on dropping out of the forum all together. You made my night. :)</p>
<p>It’s 2014 and Marist is still stingy with their financial aid (and I am an alumni).</p>