@bigchoices2018 - Just happened to check Gibson Financial Aid portal on the Overview tab. It is listed in the grid under Tulane Scholarship in addition to the Tulane Merit Award. It also lists loan options.
@FrothyShake how did your package match up with the net price calculator? My portal has not updated yet…
@bigchoices2018 - The net price calculator lumps grants and scholarships together. Our grants and scholarships were almost $7k more than the estimate. Not bad!
How was the package compared to the FAFSA EFC?
Also make sure on Gibson that you select aid year 2018-2019 from the dropdown selection. By default it shows 2017-2018 for some reason. @bigchoices2018
Tulane’s EFC was substantially higher than FAFSA -like $8k. But CSS Profile is also a factor
@FrothyShake Thanks! I’m still waiting for the portal to update but also keeping fingers crossed for DHS or PTA
Are most people still waiting to hear about need based aid?
It’s really stressful how colleges give you “Congratulations!” and then take weeks to months to let you know the financial details.
It’s really not an acceptance if it’s not affordable…
The waiting is worse in a way.
And, they have had all of our forms and documents since November 1st.
My daughter has not yet received a financial aid award. Her To Do list on Gibson is green, but they are still reviewing. She was accepted EA with a merit scholarship.
DS received his financial aid award earlier this week. There was an email informing him to check the portal.
how long has it been since you finished submitting all of your FA documents until you received FA