<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I was fortunate enough to be admitted as a student of Princeton's class of 2018 SCEA, but I have an urgent problem with FA.</p>
<p>My parents make quite a low income (let's just be vague and say below $40,000). But because they invested and accumulated money for my education over the years, they decided to put down an expected contribution of $20,000 (which is the maximum they can afford, on the condition that they would have little money for my younger brother). My parents weren't very familiar with the process, so they thought that the amount was only an estimate for the FA office to reference to.</p>
<p>Here is the thing, I thought that, since Princeton's average FA package for low income students (with family income below $60,000) is $51,000, I expected them to be more accomodating and not judge my FA package solely on what my parents planned to contribute. But in fact, they took the precise amount of $20,000, and offered me a package of about $36,000. I am really grateful for this aid, but it is much less than what I expected. </p>
<p>I called the office today, and they say that they will possibly re-evaluate when I send in my 2013 tax return. But I was wondering: how likely is it for them to raise the aid amount?</p>
<p>I am really attached to Princeton at this point, and don't really want to apply to other schools that offer generous FA (Harvard, Upenn, etc) But this uncertainty is really killing me - please help! </p>
<p>PS: I am an international student :)</p>