Accepted! 4.29 weighted GPA, 1500 SAT, 35 ACT. Enough financial aid to attend
Well congrats to all who were admitted! It has been a really tense and difficult time personally for me the last few weeks so that is why I was upset with their offer last night. But life moves on.
The aid we received is very close to our EFC
@Cj1234
Call the ND financial aid office. They will tell you what info they have on file and what they used. The extra 10k may have come from info they gathered from the CSS profile.
@cj12345 FAFSA EFC is not the reliable basis for calculating your expected net cost for Notre Dame (or any other CSS Profile utilizing college for that matter). The question is whether your FA letter is in line with ND’s NPC, if you used the calculator to receive an individualized and oftentimes rather reliable estimate for your ND net costs. If there indeed should be a significant difference between the latter and your net costs from the FA letter, then you might want to verify the financial information you submitted to the Notre Dame FA Office through CollegeBoard CSS. Depending on your CSS, a net cost of $40K/year for Notre Dame should or should not come as a surprise to you, it all depends on your family’s overall financial picture. No “raking people through the coals” involved.
I just got my admissions packet!!! It’s super nice
My S was accepted at BU, BC, Villanova and ND and they all expect him to pay $70,000/year!!! No aid. No merit money. And he plans on law school. So, I understand @hpcsa how you feel. Not sure what to do here. University of Alabama has been recruiting him with a FULL SCHOLARSHIP and STIPEND. I told him to consider the Honors College there. Then we could manage law school with no debt. Zero. Nada. Spending more than $25,000/year on college = financial issues. How will you afford a home with a “student loan mortgage.” THOUGHTS?
@CatherineF If you want to learn more about Bama, I suggest going to CC’s University of Alabama discussion board http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/university-alabama/ There is a wealth of information about UA in general and scholarships specifically. @mom2collegekids is a wonderful resource on all that is Bama.
Congratulations to your son for all his great acceptances. He has a bright future ahead of him, no matter where he goes.
@CatherineF
We are in a similar situation, yet slightly different…my son as the opportunity to attend ND through the new Engineering program via Holy Cross…it’s a 2/3 program
Then he has Villanova, Bucknell, LeHigh (WL for Fall or Spring admit). UCONN Stem Honors Program…tuition, fees, dorm are covered.
If my son had been accepted REA to ND that would have made this decision easier. Now he has a 5th year if he wants to go to ND. Basically…my heart is with ND but my wallet loves UCONN.
My son plans to go to graduate school as well and he is the oldest of 5 children.
Law school is pricey. In your case I would run some ROI numbers and forecast loan payments for about 15 years out to get a solid picture of what to expect.
@CatherineF, I thought you posted that your son was waitlisted at ND? In any event, I would be very hesitant to allow my son to take on so much debt. If the schools that your son was admitted to are not affordable, that’s OK. You are in the same boat as a lot of folks. Even without law school in the picture, having what may amount to over $100K in debt is not worth it for any school, IMO. That’s an albatross that will follow your son for a long, long time. I’d go with the affordable option here.
@CatherineF If your son has been accepted at Notre Dame and you are planning on attending Admitted Student Days in April (dates posted on this forum earlier), you might want to set up a personal appointment with the Office of Financial Aid on Friday or Monday, while you are visiting. It is not surprising that your son did not receive merit at Notre Dame, very few do, yet Notre Dame is one of just 66 colleges in the US to meet full financial need of families over all 4 years of study. Depending on financial circumstances as provided through CSS Profile, you might want to understand how Notre Dame (and your other CSS Profile college options) calculates your specific financial need. Unlike Notre Dame, other universities on your list, i.e. Villanova do not meet full financial need, hence you might want to start with Notre Dame if your son does have this opportunity. Best of luck and all success!
@My5Kiddos Just briefly reviewed this new program (Driscoll Scholars in Engineering) between Holy Cross College and Notre Dame:
"Financial Aid
Holy Cross College is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need (direct costs) of Driscoll Scholars while enrolled in the program at Holy Cross. To be considered for need-based assistance, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be completed and sent to Holy Cross each year. Due to the unique nature of this program, Driscoll Scholars in Engineering are not eligible for Holy Cross merit scholarships or Signature Scholarships. After transferring to Notre Dame, 2+3 students are eligible for Notre Dame need-based assistance for a maximum of three years. Transfer students are not eligible for Notre Dame merit scholarships …
2018-2019 Program Costs
Tuition $29,750
Holy Cross Comprehensive Student Fee $ 950
Health Services Fee $ 120
Orientation Fee $ 125
Room and Board $11,500
Total Direct Costs $42,445"
Source: http://www.hcc-nd.edu/engineering/
Just on the financial aspect here, as this program is very new: direct costs listed above for the first two years are noticeably below Notre Dame’s. If your son is interested in principle, the subsequent Notre Dame FA piece for the remaining three years will be quite important, I believe:
“Driscoll Scholars may request an estimated financial aid package from The Office of Financial Aid at Notre Dame before committing to the program to help plan for year three and beyond. Notre Dame will need the FAFSA and CSS Financial Aid Profile to process the estimated need-based award.”
@hpsca
Thank you. Yes, I spoke to ND FA and they were able to give me a approx COA give/take about $10k over the phone. This is because they will be using different financial info in two years and because my second son will be starting college the same year.
Yes, the program is very new. My son would be in the first group of students in this program.
@My5Kiddos You are very welcome. Just out of curiosity, have you looked into the Bucknell Engineering Program, presuming this is the primary major interest of your son? We quite liked the program and the university when we visited.
@CatherineF I feel your situation…I graduated from ND in 1997. Now, when I went, ND was about $26K a year. I got a lot of need-based aid because the fact of the matter is my parents did they best they could, but their joint income was probably $40K a year if that. I then went to a private law school so I took on more debt about $60K when I was all done, I had around $90K in debt (undergrad + law school). I’m a lawyer, and here is what frustrates me…The lawyer to the right of my office went to University of Houston for both law school and undergrad and is debt free. The lawyer to the left of me went to OU undergrad and Texas Tech law school and was debt free within 5 years of graduating law school. I graduated law school in 2002 and I am still paying off student loans, and we have the same job and are paid similar wages. However, not to be all doom and gloom, the 4 years at ND were the 4 best years of my life. It’s a special place. Students now have to make the decision of whether or not it’s worth whatever it costs these days…Good luck.
admitted student! some basic stats:
SAT: 1540 (Math 790, Reading 750) Subjects: Math II 800, Chem 720
ACT: 35 (Math 35, Reading 34, English 35, Science 35)
AP: Calc. BC 5/5, Chem 5, Bio 4; Physics I/II, Lit, Lang, and Stats to be taken
~4.2 weighted GPA, top of the class
Honors track, taking all offered AP courses at my school
ECs mostly performance (theatre, speech/debate, band) and community service
Also a Roman Catholic
@pepeleehay Congratulations!
@LongJourney I’m a current student in the program! Feel free to email me at sgruler@nd.edu
Did anyone admitted from regular decision receive any information about Glynn honors program yet?
Did anyone get a Facebook group invite yet?