Tuesday, March 28, 2006
|Damn you, Northwestern. Part II.|
No, I did not apply for financial aid when I sent them my application. That pesky married/single question posed a bit of a problem for me and I thought it best to wait. I did, however, apply for financial aid well within the deadline to do so.
And today I finally got my package. And all I can say is, "What the fuck, Northwestern?!??!!"
Estimate Budget: $63k. My contribution: $3k. Total package: $60k IN LOANS. Nothing but loans.
Again, I have to ask, how is it that Northwestern can cost $10k more than a "better" school, like Penn, and Penn can give me total grants of $54k but Northwestern can't shell out a dime? Their response (oh yeah, I called): "When you applied, we'd run out of grant money." WHAT THE FUCK? Is that any way to run a business? People have been coming back from Northwestern with HUGE grants. They have been getting large grants, for sure, and I know at least one girl who got something like $86k in grants.
So, what the fuck? I didn't not get grants because I'm not needy. No, Northwestern recognizes that. No, I didn't get grants because even though I applied perfectly on time, by the time I applied give-happy Northwestern had given it all away, and probably to students who won't go.
But there is a light at the end of this tunnel. Apparently I have the option of putting my name on the grant waiting list and when all of those kids who don't actually give a damn about Northwestern turn down the offers, then maybe I can pick up some of those crumbs.
Uh, how's about I withdraw instead?
No, I did not apply for financial aid when I sent them my application. That pesky married/single question posed a bit of a problem for me and I thought it best to wait. I did, however, apply for financial aid well within the deadline to do so.
And today I finally got my package. And all I can say is, "What the fuck, Northwestern?!??!!"
Estimate Budget: $63k. My contribution: $3k. Total package: $60k IN LOANS. Nothing but loans.
Again, I have to ask, how is it that Northwestern can cost $10k more than a "better" school, like Penn, and Penn can give me total grants of $54k but Northwestern can't shell out a dime? Their response (oh yeah, I called): "When you applied, we'd run out of grant money." WHAT THE FUCK? Is that any way to run a business? People have been coming back from Northwestern with HUGE grants. They have been getting large grants, for sure, and I know at least one girl who got something like $86k in grants.
So, what the fuck? I didn't not get grants because I'm not needy. No, Northwestern recognizes that. No, I didn't get grants because even though I applied perfectly on time, by the time I applied give-happy Northwestern had given it all away, and probably to students who won't go.
But there is a light at the end of this tunnel. Apparently I have the option of putting my name on the grant waiting list and when all of those kids who don't actually give a damn about Northwestern turn down the offers, then maybe I can pick up some of those crumbs.
Uh, how's about I withdraw instead?
promulgated by SWS2.1 at 17:25.
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1 Comments:
wow, is penn really 'better' than nw? i guess i haven't read the rankings in a long time... i thought nw was way up there. it's very well regarded in these parts. is nw still an option? maybe you'll b n chicago after all. :)
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