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I know at least 2 students who chose to go to Harvard at least partly because Harvard offered them the best financial aid package.
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<p>If I had not applied to another Ivy (Yale), I would undoubtedly have gone to Harvard simply because they offered a much better financial aid package than Northwestern or Chicago; Northwestern would have cost $5000 more than Harvard, and Chicago would have cost $6000 more.</p>