Anonymous
Post 09/17/2025 23:38     Subject: Emory now tuition free
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Only if you have typical assets. Does Emory consider home equity?

People should be using Net Price Calculators. Advertisements are unnecessary.


This is HUGE. I don't know what Emory does specifically but we did not qualify for these types of tuition breaks despite being under the salary cut-off due to our assets and DMV-area home equity.
Run the net price calculator!!!!

This has been our problem too. Our assets are apparently not typical, mostly thanks to the 40% increase in the value of our house since we bought it almost 20 years ago.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2025 22:21     Subject: Emory now tuition free
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Only if you have typical assets. Does Emory consider home equity?

People should be using Net Price Calculators. Advertisements are unnecessary.


This is HUGE. I don't know what Emory does specifically but we did not qualify for these types of tuition breaks despite being under the salary cut-off due to our assets and DMV-area home equity.
Run the net price calculator!!!!


+1 Same here. The "with typical assets" disqualifies us from FA.


Same with our family. HHI of 150 and no financial aid from a school that says families with less than 200k go for free. Not true. We are not wealthy. Read the fine print.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2025 21:22     Subject: Emory now tuition free
All of these schools making these massive pronouncements for attention are really annoying. How about lowering tuition for everyone. And making the families making $175k contribute at least a little bit to have some skin in the game. And perhaps snowflake can get a job to help a bit. This is such a dumb trend.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2025 21:16     Subject: Emory now tuition free
Continuing: Emory lists its total COA at just over $88,000 per undergraduate academic year, but this does not include travel, personal necessities expenses, and books.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2025 21:16     Subject: Emory now tuition free
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Only if you have typical assets. Does Emory consider home equity?

People should be using Net Price Calculators. Advertisements are unnecessary.


Yes, your over a million dollar house should considered.


I don’t disagree, but note that a million dollar house in NY, CA and MA, and other places as well, costs half as much or less in other parts of the country, and that the replacement house will cost . . . a million dollars unless you move to a cheaper OOS place.

But the FA calculation is the price of UMC success in some of the most desirable, most expensive parts of the US.


You can move further out or in a lesser area, like many of us did and get a cheaper house and then save that extra for college. Colleges shouldn't have to fund your lifestyle choices. And, then people will just drop or hide their income to qualify.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2025 21:11     Subject: Emory now tuition free
This is a discount of over $67,000 !!!

Leaves a cost of attendance of about $22,000 to $24,000 for room, board, fees, & books.

Travel expenses may also be a factor for many students.

Realistically, the total COA including spending money for essentials & travel = $100,000.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2025 21:10     Subject: Emory now tuition free
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Only if you have typical assets. Does Emory consider home equity?

People should be using Net Price Calculators. Advertisements are unnecessary.


Yes, your over a million dollar house should considered.


I don’t disagree, but note that a million dollar house in NY, CA and MA, and other places as well, costs half as much or less in other parts of the country, and that the replacement house will cost . . . a million dollars unless you move to a cheaper OOS place.

But the FA calculation is the price of UMC success in some of the most desirable, most expensive parts of the US.