adiva_calandia | (no subject)

Entry tags:

college apps eat my soul

(no subject)

....

Despite the prominent phrase "Barnard will not accept any financial aid applications begun after the deadline," they both want me and want to give me $25k.

HOLY SHIT.

A WINNER IS ME.

BITE ME, HARVARD AND-- wait, I can't insult Columbia if I go to Barnard.

Now I have to make a decision. Crap.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

BARNARD. BARNARD BARNARD BARNARD.

*is not biased*
*at all*

Um. Well. Caveat here that I have little to no idea how this financial aid business works, as my degree was mostly funded by scholarships and me working my ass off, but is it a one-time award, or is it renewable beyond your first year?

I was awarded a pretty big tuition scholarship to a private university that I really wanted to attend, but it would've been only good for my freshman year, and then I would've had to scrounge up 20k a year all by myself thereafter. That was a pretty big factor in me turning down their offer and going to the state college that offered me full tuition for four years instead.

Congratulations, though! That's very impressive.

You have to reapply every year at both schools, but as I understand the way these things, you usually get the same amount or more money in later years. Once they've got you, they want to keep you, after all.

Man, I'd probably spring for the full tuition too, as long as it wasn't in Alaska. *grin*

Thanks!

To me, you are perfectly free to insult Columbia.

... wait.

If you go to Barnard, we can totally get together because we'll both live in the city.

... um. :D?

*giggles* Even if I go to CMU, I have every intention of descending on NY as often as possible and going "HOW ARE YOU GENTLEMEN. *hopeful* ALL YOUR FLOOR SPACE ARE BELONG TO ME?"

WIN.

Cannot help much with decision-making, I'm afraid. I applied to three places, got into two, and went to the one of those that wasn't within five miles of my house. But that is a whole lot of money. What's Barnard's competition, at this point?

Also, WIN.

Pretty much any school I go to will be more than five miles from here. *grin*

Barnard's competition is Carnegie Mellon, which will probably offer about the same amount -- we've yet to get an official letter on financial aid from them.

:D!

Yay Barnard!

It's definitely Harvard's loss. =)

How does their financial aid package compare to CMU's? As I was telling Merc, I am totally in favor of going to good schools that give you money.

Something else to consider: New York rent is scary (and especially terrifying if you're used to property values in Alaska!). Pittsburgh rent is less scary. Does Barnard guarantee you reasonably-priced on-campus housing?

We've yet to get an official financial aid letter from CMU, but their first estimate was about the same as Barnard's final one.

Thaaat is a good point about rent. I don't know. Barnard has on-campus dorms, and I assume I could choose to live there all four years if I wanted to; I'd definitely be living there the first year.

Congratulations, either way! :D

:D! Thanks!

Oh, congratulations. That's amazing.

You are so stunningly cool.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only