<p>collegeboard says it's not reported and i looked on their site and it's not very clear there either, in terms of actual numbers. anyone got anything? my friend tells me their aid is very good. and i hope so cause i am determined to go at this point!</p>
<p>when do we find out this stuff?</p>
<p>My daughter’s FA package became available online this evening in Hopkins’ ISIS system. It’s almost exactly the same as what their online financial aid estimator said she would get. (The actual package uses an updated cost-of-attendance figure.)
See here for online FA estimator:
[JHU</a> Possible Aid Estimator](<a href=“Student Financial Support | Johns Hopkins University”>Student Financial Support | Johns Hopkins University)</p>
<p>how do you log onto this ISIS system?</p>
<p>yea I’m curious too.</p>
<p>Is a large amount compared to other schools such as UC berkeley?</p>
<p>This is how I think they do it, from looking at my daughter’s package, and their online estimator: They figure out your need, which is cost of attendance, minus your expected family contribution. Then the meet this full need as follows: $3500 loan, $2500 work-study, the remainder a grant.</p>
<p>^ sounds pretty good. especially if your EFC isn’t too high.</p>
<p>does it work the same for international student?
Is it under the Financial Aid–>Summary where it says Estimated cost and aid amount?</p>
<p>anyone with real-world experience care to comment:</p>
<p>is hopkins financial aid consistent year to year?</p>
<p>my daughter’s package is doable for freshman year, and our situation will be similar in 2012. i’m worried about years 3 & 4 when her older sister is no longer in college and the economy picks up.</p>
<p>what is hopkins’ history with fin aid over the course of a college career?</p>
<p>thanks in advance to any and all who care to share.</p>
<p>be well</p>
<p>rob</p>
<p>dadofdaughters- I don’t know from real-world experience, because I’m in the same boat as you. First year looks great, and my daughter has an older sister who will be in college for years 1 and 2 only. Year one package is great, but worried what it would look like if family income picks up.
I’m pretty sure that they recalculate financial need each year, so we are really at risk of having to pay a lot more in years 3 and 4, when we only have one kid in college, especially if our incomes increase as the economy improves.
I hate the fact that it’s all such gamble.</p>