Does need based aid exist? Forum
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Does need based aid exist?
Edited. I didn't want to have too much info out there.
Anyway... does need based aid exist (as compared to undergrad need based aid)?
Anyway... does need based aid exist (as compared to undergrad need based aid)?
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- dextermorgan
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Re: Does need base aid exist?
It's usually a mix.
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could I get half in need based aid at some schools? Or is that asking too much?dextermorgan wrote:It's usually a mix.
- puppleberry finn
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Sure, at HYS.
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I don't understand the need based aid for LS either?
How much is usually offered, and does it even exist, because i'm yet to come across someone that said they received need based grant.
How much is usually offered, and does it even exist, because i'm yet to come across someone that said they received need based grant.
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- puppleberry finn
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The extent of most school's need based aid is federally subsidized loans, which you qualify for based on your FAFSA. However, a select few schools (I only know of HYS, though obviously there could be others), offer need-based grant aid, which does not have to be paid back. It is my understanding that even HYS require you to take out some federal loans to meet a 'student and family contribution' portion of the budget, plus living expenses, even for very low income applicants.Miracle wrote:I don't understand the need based aid for LS either?
How much is usually offered, and does it even exist, because i'm yet to come across someone that said they received need based grant.
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Columbia has "need-based" aid... although I'm convinced they mean "mostly LSAT-based and somewhat need-based" aid.
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Michigan has an excellent financial aid packages. Thy ave work-study programs, and "need based aid"puppins wrote:The extent of most school's need based aid is federally subsidized loans, which you qualify for based on your FAFSA. However, a select few schools (I only know of HYS, though obviously there could be others), offer need-based grant aid, which does not have to be paid back. It is my understanding that even HYS require you to take out some federal loans to meet a 'student and family contribution' portion of the budget, plus living expenses, even for very low income applicants.Miracle wrote:I don't understand the need based aid for LS either?
How much is usually offered, and does it even exist, because i'm yet to come across someone that said they received need based grant.
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HYS gives out need based aid. From anecdote SLS is the most generous, followed by YLS and then HLS. Though the differences in the end are not usually going to be that substantial.
Boalt also gives out need based aid from my experience. Though I don't know how much that will change.
Boalt also gives out need based aid from my experience. Though I don't know how much that will change.
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There is very detailed info about how HYS calculate "need" for need based aid on their financial aid websites. As others have mentioned, these 3 only give grants based on need.
Most other schools it is harder to tell what is what because they give aid based on a "combination of need and merit" which makes it pretty much a black box.
Most other schools it is harder to tell what is what because they give aid based on a "combination of need and merit" which makes it pretty much a black box.
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???bahama wrote:There is very detailed info about how HYS calculate "need" for need based aid on their financial aid websites. As others have mentioned, these 3 only give grants based on need.
Most other schools it is harder to tell what is what because they give aid based on a "combination of need and merit" which makes it pretty much a black box.
did you not read my post-Michigan gives out need based aid as well.
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Nothing he said is at odds with your post... All he said is that HYS give need aid exclusively, so it's easier to figure than at schools where merit and need aid is mixed.Miracle wrote:???bahama wrote:There is very detailed info about how HYS calculate "need" for need based aid on their financial aid websites. As others have mentioned, these 3 only give grants based on need.
Most other schools it is harder to tell what is what because they give aid based on a "combination of need and merit" which makes it pretty much a black box.
did you not read my post-Michigan gives out need based aid as well.
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"These 3 only give grants based on need"GeePee wrote:Nothing he said is at odds with your post... All he said is that HYS give need aid exclusively, so it's easier to figure than at schools where merit and need aid is mixed.Miracle wrote:???bahama wrote:There is very detailed info about how HYS calculate "need" for need based aid on their financial aid websites. As others have mentioned, these 3 only give grants based on need.
Most other schools it is harder to tell what is what because they give aid based on a "combination of need and merit" which makes it pretty much a black box.
did you not read my post-Michigan gives out need based aid as well.
Point being, they are not the only three that give grants based on need, which is misleading information and at odds with my post.
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You need to learn English...Miracle wrote:"These 3 only give grants based on need"GeePee wrote:Nothing he said is at odds with your post... All he said is that HYS give need aid exclusively, so it's easier to figure than at schools where merit and need aid is mixed.Miracle wrote:???bahama wrote:There is very detailed info about how HYS calculate "need" for need based aid on their financial aid websites. As others have mentioned, these 3 only give grants based on need.
Most other schools it is harder to tell what is what because they give aid based on a "combination of need and merit" which makes it pretty much a black box.
did you not read my post-Michigan gives out need based aid as well.
Point being, they are not the only three that give grants based on need, which is misleading information and at odds with my post.
EDIT: That DOESN'T mean "These are the only 3 that give grants based on need"
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you need to work on your logical reasoning.
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Miracle wrote:you need to work on your logical reasoning.
I'm not even sure what that's supposed to mean...
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Point provenGeePee wrote:Miracle wrote:you need to work on your logical reasoning.
I'm not even sure what that's supposed to mean...
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- James Bond
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Dr. House failGeePee wrote:Miracle wrote:you need to work on your logical reasoning.
I'm not even sure what that's supposed to mean...
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Uhm... that sentence means "The three schools in question give only need based grants,", not "These three schools and no others give need based grants."Miracle wrote: "These 3 only give grants based on need"
Point being, they are not the only three that give grants based on need, which is misleading information and at odds with my post.
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I'm glad I'm not the only person here that still knows English...bluejayk wrote:Uhm... that sentence means "The three schools in question give only need based grants,", not "These three schools and no others give need based grants."Miracle wrote: "These 3 only give grants based on need"
Point being, they are not the only three that give grants based on need, which is misleading information and at odds with my post.
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Damn. And I was looking forward to an explanation of how an error in reasoning was involved. Oh well.GeePee wrote:I'm glad I'm not the only person here that still knows English...bluejayk wrote:Uhm... that sentence means "The three schools in question give only need based grants,", not "These three schools and no others give need based grants."Miracle wrote: "These 3 only give grants based on need"
Point being, they are not the only three that give grants based on need, which is misleading information and at odds with my post.
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Don't give up hope, I'm eagerly awaiting Miracle's explanation of the logical reasoning problem GeePee was having.rondemarino wrote:Damn. And I was looking forward to an explanation of how an error in reasoning was involved. Oh well.
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i'm guessing it involved a mix of sarcasm and some "I was just kidding duh"
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You guys are mean to me!
It could of been that I read it wrong. I will let it go and come back to it in couple of days so that I don't read in to it to much/over think it.
It could of been that I read it wrong. I will let it go and come back to it in couple of days so that I don't read in to it to much/over think it.
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You read it wrong.
It was kind of fun to watch though.
It was kind of fun to watch though.
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