<p>From attending Rice that is. I've been accepted ID, but the whole money issue is going to be a huge problem (parents earn too much, even though three pretty accomplished students will be going to college in the next four years) and I didn't get any scholarships from Rice. So what might be stopping you from going to Rice next year?</p>
<p>money as well. Rice was by far my first choice, but I don't want to leave college with $120k in debt and my parents aren't going to qualify for finaid and aren't going to be convinced to pay four times the cost of gatech. so thats my main problem. I was also accepted ID but no money offered. Its also kind of funny because my parents also will have 3 students attending college soon (I'm the second).</p>
<p>same here. just worse. I live halfway across the globe. and the estimated US$44,000 per year + travel costs can really kill. seriously doubt my parents can fork out enough. :( doesn't help that my brother's going to the UK to study this fall...</p>
<p>when do you know if you get a scholarship or not? i received an acceptance email, but i haven't received the actual letter by mail yet...
i know i wont be getting financial aid either - same story with parents earning too much but having siblings in college and a ridiculously expensive med school.</p>
<p>i really want to go to Rice, but USC is offering full scholarship.....
what to do...</p>
<p>If you are receiving a scholarship it will be indicated in a separate letter in the admissions packet you receive in the mail -- inside left pocket of blue folder.</p>
<p>Nalcon: if your family has 2 or 3 attending college at the same time, Financial Aid becomes much more available. It will help significantly. If you are in-state at GaTech and even getting their HOPE, then it would be hard to ever beat that cost. There are FA estimators you could use and plug in 2 or 3 siblings in college. BTW, my son has been accepted to GT also and has a RD application in at Rice.</p>
<p>I never expected Rice to beat the cost of gatech, but I may be able to convince my parents to pay twice its cost, I may be willing to take on debt to cover to get to three times its cost but four times is getting quite expensive. About the multiple college attending children thing. At the very end of the fafsa form it gave a number XXXXX that was our EFC. We had input in the form that this year there will be two of us in college so is that XXXXX number my parent's total expected contribution or contribution towards only my schooling. And if it is the total, do they divide the number by two to get the individual one or do they subtract brother's cost off of it?</p>
<p>Just the contribution towards your schooling. Example. My DD is at Rice. On the fafsa last year, our EFC was X dollars. I just did the Fafsa for both kids, because next year my son will be in college also. DD's EFC is about 1/2 X. DS's EFC is 1/2 x plus about a thousand dollars. (He has some savings, so his EFC is larger than hers.)
Still, for all of you who think that you will get no financial aid - make sure you fill out the forms anyway. You won't know how much financial aid you will offered unless you fill out the forms. :)</p>
<p>I will echo what anxiousmom says. Some schools are much easier to work with on the aid siuation. A lot depends on their own resource base that allows them some room to maneuver around the government FAFSA calculations. The scholarship/grant part can really vary. From what I hear Rice is good to work with. I would not give up on Rice until you see what they can do. Fortunately, most, if not all, of the students accepted into Rice have many other, low cost options available to them if things do not work out.</p>