Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?

[Anonymous]

Marquette.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HS class of 23
Lehigh-$30.6K ($51K COA)
CWRU-$30K ($56K COA)
BU-$28.5K ($61K COA)
UMN-$25K ($31K COA)
Ohio St.-$16.5K ($45K COA)
UMD-$10K ($47K COA) ATTENDING

Is that merit or fa from BU?

I don’t get this either.
We got 0 merit aid from BU and COA is 96k, must be tuition only.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UMD full ride BK scholarship. Is full pay at Harvard.

Curious: was that a hard decision to make?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HS class of 23
Lehigh-$30.6K ($51K COA)
CWRU-$30K ($56K COA)
BU-$28.5K ($61K COA)
UMN-$25K ($31K COA)
Ohio St.-$16.5K ($45K COA)
UMD-$10K ($47K COA) ATTENDING

Is that merit or fa from BU?

Merit. Calculated COA after award (from 2 years ago)

[Anonymous]

Swarthmore, attending - need-based

[Anonymous]

Rice- generousmerit

Went elsewhere but it was a tough decision

[Anonymous]

Very surprised by a generous merit offer from a Canadian university (we are American). Turned it down but hurt to do so

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rice- generousmerit

Went elsewhere but it was a tough decision

Where did they go instead?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very surprised by a generous merit offer from a Canadian university (we are American). Turned it down but hurt to do so

What are the chances of colleges in Canada or the UK offering to Americans? I am curious and figured unlikely but this is good to hear!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HS class of 23
Lehigh-$30.6K ($51K COA)
CWRU-$30K ($56K COA)
BU-$28.5K ($61K COA)
UMN-$25K ($31K COA)
Ohio St.-$16.5K ($45K COA)
UMD-$10K ($47K COA) ATTENDING

Is that merit or fa from BU?

Merit. Calculated COA after award (from 2 years ago)

We received the best financial aid from BU.
What was really great is that BU locks in the first-year tuition rate for all four years, so I didn’t need to worry about tuition increases after my first child graduates from college or if my salary goes up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which school offered the best financial aid package to your student?

Did your child attend or decline the offer?

Are you aware of Net Price Calculators? You can find them on the college's financial aid website and compare the estimates for different colleges now, before your child applies.

This is for need-based aid, not merit scholarships, though sometimes schools that offer merit discounts also include merit in the NPC.

[Anonymous]

Ohio State. Did not go.

[Anonymous]

Hofstra. B student, offered 32K/yr merit aid.

Did not go.

[Anonymous]

Loyola MD offered $25k in merit plus grants and my DC accepted. He’s a junior now and happy with his choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pomona

Wow- zero from Pomona and zero from Brown here.

GW offered the most $100k.

Is GW merit? What’s your HHI?

It’s merit. Presidential scholar- $25k/year can use it over 5 years.

We got nothing from T10-20s. Full pay at an Ivy.