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[Dato]

Question...

I just received an email from Northwestern with a .xls attachment that is my "preliminary financial aid package." If the only thing it shows is loans does this mean that they are not offering me any scholarship money??

[crumpetsandtea]

Question...

I just received an email from Northwestern with a .xls attachment that is my "preliminary financial aid package." If the only thing it shows is loans does this mean that they are not offering me any scholarship money??

Unfortunately, yes.

[Dato]

Well that is frustrating. I applied last year and got 90k. The only reason I withdrew was because there was political strife in the country I was working in and I needed to extend my term. I came back and I even took the time to do an alumni interview... Something I couldn't do last year. The alumni interview went beautifully, I have no doubt. I even booked a flight to Chicago for next week and now there is no way I am going to Northwestern. This was one of my top choices!

[cactuarX3]

Question...

I just received an email from Northwestern with a .xls attachment that is my "preliminary financial aid package." If the only thing it shows is loans does this mean that they are not offering me any scholarship money??

Unfortunately, yes.

Has anyone else tried negotiating? I tried but the financial aid office was pretty adamant about not changing anything.

[crumpetsandtea]

Well that is frustrating. I applied last year and got 90k. The only reason I withdrew was because there was political strife in the country I was working in and I needed to extend my term. I came back and I even took the time to do an alumni interview... Something I couldn't do last year. The alumni interview went beautifully, I have no doubt. I even booked a flight to Chicago for next week and now there is no way I am going to Northwestern. This was one of my top choices!

I'm sorry!! It seems like they put much more focus on need-based aid this year.

Has anyone else tried negotiating? I tried but the financial aid office was pretty adamant about not changing anything.

Honestly, I would have tried but I don't really have any other compelling offers. UIUC offered me even less than NU did, WUSTL only gave me 60K, and UMN gave me 84K but I didn't think they were particularly compelling for NU.

[nini11]

I didn't try. And if this year they focused on need based then I should have gotten something, I'm poor as hell!!!!

[cactuarX3]

Well that is frustrating. I applied last year and got 90k. The only reason I withdrew was because there was political strife in the country I was working in and I needed to extend my term. I came back and I even took the time to do an alumni interview... Something I couldn't do last year. The alumni interview went beautifully, I have no doubt. I even booked a flight to Chicago for next week and now there is no way I am going to Northwestern. This was one of my top choices!

I'm sorry!! It seems like they put much more focus on need-based aid this year.

Has anyone else tried negotiating? I tried but the financial aid office was pretty adamant about not changing anything.

Honestly, I would have tried but I don't really have any other compelling offers. UIUC offered me even less than NU did, WUSTL only gave me 60K, and UMN gave me 84K but I didn't think they were particularly compelling for NU.

I think they just have a policy of not negotiating (for some reason). I told them I got more money from Duke but they didn't give a shit, probably because they know Chicago >>>> Durham

[crumpetsandtea]

I think they just have a policy of not negotiating (for some reason). I told them I got more money from Duke but they didn't give a shit, probably because they know Chicago >>>> Durham

LOL!! And that sucks (not negotiating, I mean). Oh well, at least that means that they might have some extra $$ left over for the hold candidates!!

I didn't try. And if this year they focused on need based then I should have gotten something, I'm poor as hell!!!!

I mean, I say that because I'm not exactly in a position for merit aid, but I only made about $14-15K after taxes last year (with almost nothing in the bank) and I got $45K from them.

[Blumpbeef]

so crumps, your 45k was need or merit based?

ETA: or does NU not differentiate?

[rinkrat19]

so crumps, your 45k was need or merit based?

They don't specify in the award, but she's assuming her numbers weren't good enough for merit.

I'm assuming mine was mostly merit, and that the people with similar numbers and bigger awards to mine had greater need.

[Blumpbeef]

so crumps, your 45k was need or merit based?

They don't specify in the award, but she's assuming her numbers weren't good enough for merit.

I'm assuming mine was mostly merit, and that the people with similar numbers and bigger awards to mine had greater need.

Ya, that's what I figured on rereading it, and remembering the comment about need being a factor in deciding award sizes.

[chill]

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[crumpetsandtea]

We're in basically the same boat financially and numbers-wise. They gave me nada (to be fair, I went to the ER the day before the essays were due and wrote my final drafts while wiped out from that experience, so...). I think they were paying you back for being better advertisement for them than any of the glossy brochures they sent out.

LOL If that's it, well...yet another thing I have to thank TLS for But another factor might be that I turned in my application in like, early February. I basically finished it as soon as I possibly could without sacrificing quality. I know they do first-come first-serve for financial aid, so it's very possible that because I was maybe one of the first to apply, they were more generous, and then as they hit the later applicants they'd run out of money and were less inclined to give those with lower #s scholarship $$.

[ConfidenceMan2]

Well, I'm sad to wave good-bye to my other options, but I'm committing to NU. My wife and I broke out the champagne last night to celebrate making a decision and she's started applying to jobs in Chicago. And I'm sitting gleefully on my lazy ass.

Very excited

[crumpetsandtea]

Well, I'm sad to wave good-bye to my other options, but I'm committing to NU. My wife and I broke out the champagne last night to celebrate making a decision and she's started applying to jobs in Chicago. And I'm sitting gleefully on my lazy ass.

Very excited

YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!! Nice to have you committing here!!! Will you be coming to ASW?

(And that makes me want to buy a bottle of cheap ass champagne myself to celebrate sending in my deposit )

[ConfidenceMan2]

Well, I'm sad to wave good-bye to my other options, but I'm committing to NU. My wife and I broke out the champagne last night to celebrate making a decision and she's started applying to jobs in Chicago. And I'm sitting gleefully on my lazy ass.

Very excited

YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!! Nice to have you committing here!!! Will you be coming to ASW?

(And that makes me want to buy a bottle of cheap ass champagne myself to celebrate sending in my deposit )

Unfortunately, I won't be making it to ASW. I'll hopefully just be living there in a couple of months anyway, ya know.

With regards to the cheap champagne... you've got the right idea If you can even afford cheap champagne after that $750 hit...

[nini11]

I'm in the process of buying plane tickets....is it feasible to drive from NY to chicago?

[Kikero]

I'm in the process of buying plane tickets....is it feasible to drive from NY to chicago?

No, it's almost 800 miles. You'd spend more on gas/hotel rooms than a plane ticket.

[nini11]

I'm in the process of buying plane tickets....is it feasible to drive from NY to chicago?

No, it's almost 800 miles. You'd spend more on gas/hotel rooms than a plane ticket.

Great, thanks.

[Dato]

how can i contact johann lee via email?

[rinkrat19]

how can i contact johann lee via email?

Do you really, really need Johann specifically? I would probably just email the admissions office general address: admissions@law.northwestern.edu

[crumpetsandtea]

how can i contact johann lee via email?

Do you really, really need Johann specifically? I would probably just email the admissions office general address: admissions@law.northwestern.edu

Agreed. If you want to get in touch with him directly, I'd suggest going to his Twitter or G+ page.

[emkay625]

This dinner club business makes me reconsider....

[tjddk]

Anybody ask the financial aid/admissions office for an extension of the April 16 deadline? I wasn't planning on visiting schools until the second half of April for work-related reasons... I feel like I can make it work with my boss if I get a few more days from Northwestern.

Also, I just looked at a map. Has Chicago always been that far from California? Somebody please tell me this is going to be okay?

[dolfan0516]

Anybody ask the financial aid/admissions office for an extension of the April 16 deadline?

...what April 16 deadline? Tuition deposit deadline is April 30.