Clarity Financial Aid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also of note, the school was able to see every other school for which we applied using Clarity. The rep literally read down all of the schools.

And here I was thinking I was being strategic when schools asked what other schools we were applying to. They can see that information for any families using Clarity to apply for financial aid.

Strategic, in that you did not answer that question truthfully?

[Anonymous]

I'm curious if the school that offered more was a higher or lower tier?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious if the school that offered more was a higher or lower tier?

I would say that the school that offered more FA is likely one that many on this forum would consider a lower tier, but so is one of the schools that offered less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:[]

Strategic, in that you did not answer that question truthfully?

I did my best to avoid answering altogether, and to instead focus on why we were interested X school. But you are right, honesty is (almost) always the best policy...

[Anonymous]

I wonder if the schools talk further too.

[Anonymous]

Does Clarity include new spouse’s income if he is not responsible for child?

[Anonymous]

No.

Clarity gives suggestions to the financial aid directors but those people are ultimately responsible for deciding who gets what. Some schools have a committee that approves decisions but ultimately the director is the person who makes the decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does Clarity include new spouse’s income if he is not responsible for child?

Folks are likely to miss your question and answer OP because you bumped a year-old thread.

I don’t know the answer, but I do know that both Clarity’s help chat and our school were very responsive in answering questions when we filled it out last fall.

[Anonymous]

Yes, if parents are remarried, all spouses incomes are expected to be included. For single parents, there needs to be justification of why the other parent's income is not included and is only allowed in very specific cases.

[Anonymous]

Bump.

[Anonymous]

Rich people can go suck a tax cut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, if parents are remarried, all spouses incomes are expected to be included. For single parents, there needs to be justification of why the other parent's income is not included and is only allowed in very specific cases.

Step parents should not be financially responsible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, if parents are remarried, all spouses incomes are expected to be included. For single parents, there needs to be justification of why the other parent's income is not included and is only allowed in very specific cases.

Step parents should not be financially responsible.

So in a scenario where step parent is a billionaire, parent married to step parent doesn’t work, and other parent is in a low paying profession (like a teacher), that child should get significant financial aid? Doesn’t seem like the best use of funds.