<p>50k/year. Jesus.</p>
<p>Is it "worth it"? Any tips for making it less expensive?</p>
<p>Do you qualify for need based aid? Sarah Lawrencer does award it, and as a male applicant they might look kindly on your application.</p>
<p>I don't think so, at least not very much. My dad makes over 200k/yr but I'm not sure of the parameters. </p>
<p>Sort of off-topic, do you think being male will help my chances of acceptance? Much appreciated.</p>
<p>I'm a Sarah Lawrence alum and I loved the school, but it isn't for everyone. Only you can figure out if it's "worth it" for you. I would think being male would help a bit, but I'm not sure. The other drag, financially, about SLC is although it's not a suitcase school students definitely go into New York a lot and that can drain the pocket book, too.</p>
<p>Oh, I certainly think it's worth it--I'm absolutely in love with the school. But 200k for undergrad is a huge expenditure, don't you think?</p>
<p>Well, that's about what all the elite privates cost. It's up to your parents to say whether they are willing to foot the bill or not. I have been willing to with my kids who are at very expensive private LAC's, though we do have some aid.</p>
<p>As for expensive living expenses, D is at Barnard and NYC is there every day, not only on weekends. To compensate, S is at a rural campus where there is nothing to spend money on. Thank goodness!</p>
<p>Being male will definitely get your application read seriously, and what will help will be demonstrating how you will really be making use of what Sarah Lawrnece has to offer. Not needed aid will also help.</p>
<p>private colleges tend to have better financial aids.</p>
<p>if they don't give you any financial aids,don't go there.</p>
<p>Am I supposed to apply for financial aid before or after I'm accepted? I'm confused about this whole process.</p>
<p>I would think that you would apply beforehand, but you should definitely check with SLC directly to find out what forms (ex. FAFSA, CSS Profile) they require and when their Financial Aid application deadlines (which vary from school to school) are. Often you can find this type of information on the college's own website.</p>
<p>SLC requires FAFSA and Profile. Supposedly all aid is need-based with over half the student body qualifying for some aid (school says 70%) with the average aid package something north of $25,000 if I remember the stats correctly. The school claims they do not offer any merit-based financial aid. They have been very fair with aid to my D, increasing her aid this year with an endowed scholarship without our asking, and supporting her work-study choices and interests. If you qualify, you'll get aid. Whether you do or do not qualify for aid should not effect your admission chances at many schools but there is a budgetary reality today that can keep some schools from being completely "need blind". Schools less-heavily endowed may be forced to configure a class of accepted students based on available financial aid funds. Sarah Lawrence has said they cannot always be "need blind" in admission, but you can always ask. </p>
<p>The school's website can be very helpful for financial aid information: <a href="http://www.slc.edu/financial-aid/Undergraduate_Aid.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.slc.edu/financial-aid/Undergraduate_Aid.php</a></p>
<p>Thank you, that post was extremely helpful.</p>