<p>So did anyone receive Uchicago finaid today via snail mail? The award has been sent through ur Chicago account. Mine trips balls... I'm disappointed, and this pretty much means I won't come to Chicago anytime soon. Wat about urs?</p>
<p>Mine wasn’t enough, but I’m writing a letter of appeal to see if they’ll reconsider.</p>
<p>My original estimate (got in EA) was that I would have a $5000 scholarship. I thought that would be all and kinda panicked. It was going to be very difficult but after talking to my parents about applying for outside scholarships and getting a serious summer job it was determined that I could go. Then yesterday they sent me a letter saying I didn’t have to pay quite that much. It’s not great but after preparing for so much extra effort I’m very happy. It will still be somewhat of a financial burden on my family and myself, but not nearly what it was.</p>
<p>^Are merit scholarships out for EA applicants?</p>
<p>Would love to know about what’s up with merit $$ for EA.
DS just got the FA letter (which was checked on line prior) and got zip —
Had hoped that there might be a little $$ for merit (well not a little lol) other than Nat. Merit… well it makes his decision alot easier IF all $$ (merit or otherwise) has been decided.
Will wait a little bit longer before notifying UofC about his decision (which is a no since it’s now 4th on his list, mainly because of $$). Luckily he’s heard from his other, higher ranking schools to give him the opportunity to make HIS choice.</p>
<p>I found out mine today on my account…i dont really know what to think of it…whats the avg UChicago grant like?</p>
<p>They’re giving me $36,000 a year in financial aid.</p>
<p>I’m getting almost 50k in financial aid.</p>
<p>I got $48,250 per year, my family makes ~$70k.</p>
<p>Applied EA:
I got a 10k university scholarship and 20k in grants.
Family makes over 100k.</p>
<p>I got $5000 - 3K in grant money, 2K for Nat’l Merit. </p>
<p>Crushed, because I was so excited to get into my first choice, and now I can’t afford it. Appealing like crazy.</p>
<p>I got about 41K in grant…and then with the loans they list with their finaid package, its almost 45K…my parents make 76K a year though, and have nothing to give me. But w/e, im attending next yr anyway.</p>
<p>I got 16k in grants. 
My parents can contribute 25k…so what, that takes me up to 41k? Now I’ve just got a difference of 19k. -____- I got a little bit in work study too, but ughhh.</p>
<p>I really want to go though, I think I’m going to try appealing.</p>
<p>I got absolutely no finaid and $5000 in merit aid… doesn’t even cover like, books and a meal plan I think… To be fair, I think my family’s income is somewhere around $200k, but the cost of living is high around here and I frankly feel guilty asking my parents to pay $55,000 a year… (They’re ok with it though, cuz they’re rankings-obsessed and the only significantly cheaper school I’ve gotten into so far is McGill, which they didn’t even want me to apply to so…)</p>
<p>wait, does the financial aid award get reevaluated every year for each school right?</p>
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<p>Yes, they came with the acceptance or in January.</p>
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<p>Yes, they came with the acceptance or in January.</p>
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Yes, your award gets re-evaluated every year.</p>