Letter of Intent & Financial Aid

[premedmichigan11]

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Does sending a med school a letter of intent disqualify you from financial aid since you’re essentially saying you WOULD attend for sure?

 

[gyngyn]

Does sending a med school a letter of intent disqualify you from financial aid since you’re essentially saying you WOULD attend for sure?

It doesn't disqualify you.

 

[Goro]

Does sending a med school a letter of intent disqualify you from financial aid since you’re essentially saying you WOULD attend for sure?

Admissions and financial aid are sometimes on coupled from what I've read in these pages.

Also most admissions Deans consider LOIs as lies. After all, what do you think of an unenforceable contract written by a desperate candidate?

 

[redditnoap]

Admissions and financial aid are sometimes on coupled from what I've read in these pages.

Also most admissions Deans consider LOIs as lies. After all, what do you think of an unenforceable contract written by a desperate candidate?

It would only be seen as a lie if it's not justified well. Essentially just saying they're your top choice isn't what's important, but rather showing them why they're your top choice and how your experiences/goals/desires align with their values/opportunities/program, and all that. Yeah you might have done that in a secondary or interview already, but here is where it's time to really condense and summarize it to help them give a conclusive picture of the applicant and why they would be the right choice for the school. My opinion is that there is still a place for LOIs.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Mission fit throughout our application would be your strongest argument for significant merit aid, followed by your financial needs. There is a video posted in the Financial Aid forums from UChicago that you should watch.

 

[Goro]

It would only be seen as a lie if it's not justified well. Essentially just saying they're your top choice isn't what's important, but rather showing them why they're your top choice and how your experiences/goals/desires align with their values/opportunities/program, and all that. Yeah you might have done that in a secondary or interview already, but here is where it's time to really condense and summarize it to help them give a conclusive picture of the applicant and why they would be the right choice for the school. My opinion is that there is still a place for LOIs.

The problem is that most people who submit LOIs never mend up choosing the school to which they're sending their love letter.

But if it makes you feel that you've done all you could, by all means, send one.