NU Apps '11-'12 - Good Luck Hold Candidates!!!! <3 Forum

[aekea]

Sorry to ruin page 180 with a financial aid question...I just got the email about FA, and they make it clear that they do not differentiate b/w merit and need-based, and that you need to file a Need-Access to get anything. A few questions:
1. If you aren't getting need-based, do you need to file a FAFSA too?
2. Anyone know which of the other T14s do this merit/need-combination thing?
There's no way I'm getting need-based, so filling out a FAFSA etc. seems like a huge waste.../sigh...

You never know. If I remember correctly, NU doesn't look at your parent financial information so unless you're independently wealthy, you might qualify.

THEY DON'T?????? YESSSSSSSSSSSS

although I AM still listed as a dependent. ): But if you look at MY finances, I'm pretty po'

Found it on their website:

"How will my parents' finances impact my eligibility for scholarships/grants?
We do not collect parental data so their financial information will not impact your eligibility. We automatically treat all of our students as financially independent. The Need Access application may ask you to provide your parents' financial information, but we won't be looking at it. If the Need Access application requires you to provide it, there's a good chance one of the other schools you're applying to is going to want it."

[Samara]

Sorry to ruin page 180 with a financial aid question...I just got the email about FA, and they make it clear that they do not differentiate b/w merit and need-based, and that you need to file a Need-Access to get anything. A few questions:
1. If you aren't getting need-based, do you need to file a FAFSA too?
2. Anyone know which of the other T14s do this merit/need-combination thing?
There's no way I'm getting need-based, so filling out a FAFSA etc. seems like a huge waste.../sigh...

You never know. If I remember correctly, NU doesn't look at your parent financial information so unless you're independently wealthy, you might qualify.

THEY DON'T?????? YESSSSSSSSSSSS

although I AM still listed as a dependent. ): But if you look at MY finances, I'm pretty po'

Just looked it up and all grad students are considered independent for FAFSA. Score for you!

[lsatcrazy]

Sorry to ruin page 180 with a financial aid question...I just got the email about FA, and they make it clear that they do not differentiate b/w merit and need-based, and that you need to file a Need-Access to get anything. A few questions:
1. If you aren't getting need-based, do you need to file a FAFSA too?
2. Anyone know which of the other T14s do this merit/need-combination thing?
There's no way I'm getting need-based, so filling out a FAFSA etc. seems like a huge waste.../sigh...

You never know. If I remember correctly, NU doesn't look at your parent financial information so unless you're independently wealthy, you might qualify.

They don't ask for your parent's info, but FAFSA might if you aren't "independent." I don't remember.

Are you so disqualified for need-based that you wouldn't even qualify for loans? Because you have to fill out FAFSA to get loans. And if you're paying for it in cash, leave the schollies for the rest of us.

I will not be needing loans, and both myself and my parents are independently wealthy enough to make me ineligible for need-based scholarships. Getting back to my original questions...

[Samara]

Sorry to ruin page 180 with a financial aid question...I just got the email about FA, and they make it clear that they do not differentiate b/w merit and need-based, and that you need to file a Need-Access to get anything. A few questions:
1. If you aren't getting need-based, do you need to file a FAFSA too?
2. Anyone know which of the other T14s do this merit/need-combination thing?
There's no way I'm getting need-based, so filling out a FAFSA etc. seems like a huge waste.../sigh...

Getting back to my original questions...

1. Yes, you still need to file FAFSA and Need Access.
2. Don't know for sure, but I think most of the T14 does the need/merit combo thing.

[Tiago Splitter]

In w/o WE. It can be done.

[crumpetsandtea]

I will not be needing loans, and both myself and my parents are independently wealthy enough to make me ineligible for need-based scholarships. Getting back to my original questions...

Dude, that's just mean to look for scholly money then. ): Some of us will be taking out $200K in debt if we can't get scholarships.

[aekea]

Sorry to ruin page 180 with a financial aid question...I just got the email about FA, and they make it clear that they do not differentiate b/w merit and need-based, and that you need to file a Need-Access to get anything. A few questions:
1. If you aren't getting need-based, do you need to file a FAFSA too?
2. Anyone know which of the other T14s do this merit/need-combination thing?
There's no way I'm getting need-based, so filling out a FAFSA etc. seems like a huge waste.../sigh...

You never know. If I remember correctly, NU doesn't look at your parent financial information so unless you're independently wealthy, you might qualify.

They don't ask for your parent's info, but FAFSA might if you aren't "independent." I don't remember.

Are you so disqualified for need-based that you wouldn't even qualify for loans? Because you have to fill out FAFSA to get loans. And if you're paying for it in cash, leave the schollies for the rest of us.

I will not be needing loans, and both myself and my parents are independently wealthy enough to make me ineligible for need-based scholarships. Getting back to my original questions...

It sounds like for NU you might only need to fill out the Need Access. It looks like that's what they use to determine the merit/need scholarships and the FAFSA is just so they can give you a complete financial picture. But if you're just looking for merit scholarships, you don't need to know about loans.

[rinkrat19]

I will not be needing loans, and both myself and my parents are independently wealthy enough to make me ineligible for need-based scholarships. Getting back to my original questions...

It sounds like for NU you might only need to fill out the Need Access. It looks like that's what they use to determine the merit/need scholarships and the FAFSA is just so they can give you a complete financial picture. But if you're just looking for merit scholarships, you don't need to know about loans.

To be considered for aid (grants/loans, need/merit) at all, NU requires both FAFSA and NeedAccess. Since NeedAccess is the bigger pain in the ass by a factor of about a thousand and you're apparently willing to do it, just spend the 10 minutes on FAFSA and get it overwith. Yeesh.

(or better yet, don't, and leave the money for those of us who actually could use it.)

[cactuarX3]

Is there criteria published somewhere that tells you whether or not you might be eligible for Need-Based Aid?

[crumpetsandtea]

Is there criteria published somewhere that tells you whether or not you might be eligible for Need-Based Aid?

I don't think they publish anything detailed enough to be of use, but I could definitely be wrong.

[Samara]

Johann's tweets today are hilarious by the way. Today's comes with a picture.

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[DaftAndDirect]

red envelopes?

[crumpetsandtea]

Johann's tweets today are hilarious by the way. Today's comes with a picture.

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LOLOL!!!

Oh gosh you can still see the person's last name, too. LOL.

red envelopes?

'hong bao' for Chinese New Year. They make CNY the best fucking holiday EVERRR. I got 300 bucks this weekend because of hong bao

[Samara]

red envelopes?

I think it's a Chinese New Year reference.

scoooooped

[Flips88]

Johann's tweets today are hilarious by the way. Today's comes with a picture.

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Looks like an international app. I'm guessing that's Rio de Janeiro for the city.

[cactuarX3]

Hehehe, the guy's last name is Bueno....

And in reference to the Hong Bao, yes I agree, BEST HOLIDAY EVER!! Recovered some of my app fees yesterday

[Samara]

Johann's tweets today are hilarious by the way. Today's comes with a picture.

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Looks like an international app. I'm guessing that's Rio de Janeiro for the city.

Yeah, I saw that. I guess that makes it a little forgivable. Though it sounds like that applicant is still woefully underprepared.

[lsatcrazy]

Thanks for all the help guys. And trust me, paying out of pocket isn't much less unpleasant than taking out loans. It's worse, in a sense, since you can actually see your money leaving, as opposed to the "out of sight" nature of loans.

[nametaken]

After having to wait over a month for an interview, 2 weeks after it my application is finally complete! Now to wait with the rest of you

[DaftAndDirect]

Thanks for all the help guys. And trust me, paying out of pocket isn't much less unpleasant than taking out loans. It's worse, in a sense, since you can actually see your money leaving, as opposed to the "out of sight" nature of loans.

this kind of thinking = what caused the credit crunch

[rinkrat19]

Thanks for all the help guys. And trust me, paying out of pocket isn't much less unpleasant than taking out loans. It's worse, in a sense, since you can actually see your money leaving, as opposed to the "out of sight" nature of loans.

It's so cute when the 1% think they can sympathize.

[cactuarX3]

Is that guy's avatar Michael Douglas from Wall Street? If so, is it a self tar?

[DaftAndDirect]

Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall) from the Godfather. The most gangster lawyer EVAR.

[lsatcrazy]

Naw, you have me confused with this fine fellow. I can see why you would mistake us though.

[JustE]

Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall) from the Godfather. The most gangster lawyer EVAR.

Well, now I know what I want to be when I grow up.