Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 19:38     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
UMD full ride BK scholarship. Is full pay at Harvard.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 19:36     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
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?
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 19:32     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
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
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 18:52     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
Important to differentiate here between need-based aid (well-endowed schools usually can offer more) and merit (tends to be offered by lower-ranked schools to boost yield).
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 18:22     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
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?
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 18:14     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
Swarthmore
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 18:14     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
(1) Swarthmore, Pomona, Wesleyan (attending one of these)
(2) Bowdoin, WashU, Smith
(3) Dartmouth
(4) Penn, Scripps
(5) Macalester, Oxy
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 18:12     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
Anonymous wrote:Pomona


Wow- zero from Pomona and zero from Brown here.

GW offered the most $100k.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 18:11     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
Washington & Lee gave the best financial aid, UMD gave a full ride (Banneker Key). Child chose UMD.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 18:09     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
George Washington, 20K merit aid a year, guaranteed for 5 years or until graduation. We were not eligible for financial aid.

DS did indeed go to GW. The merit aid was one but not the only factor in choosing the Elliott School of International Affairs over W&M's International Affairs dual degree programme with St Andrews. With merit aid, it made the two equally expensive. DS found GW had more courses to choose from and a study program at Sciences Po in Paris (specializing in his major, which he really wanted). He visited W&M's Admitted Student Day and was a little turned off by the vibe, and preferred GW's urban campus, which clinched it.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 18:08     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
Pomona
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 18:03     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
Brown
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 18:02     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
It wasn't a "financial aid" package, it was merit aid. In our case. Op, I assume you know the difference and meant the words you used. (for others who may not know ~ it's just important to know the difference)
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 17:56     Subject: Re:Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
It was UMD for our son (with merit, departmental scholarships and us being in stage), and yes he is currently a freshmen there.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 17:54     Subject: Which school offered the best financial aid package to your child?
Which school offered the best financial aid package to your student?

Did your child attend or decline the offer?