why do some schools wait until after May 15 to give you a financial aid packet???

[oldman]

I just went to the U of MN med campus and found out I would not get my financial aid packet until end of june. Am I supposed to decide by May 15 which med school I should go to without knowing my loan/grant situation?? I think that is quite unfair.

 

[eagle26]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by oldman:
<strong>I just went to the U of MN med campus and found out I would not get my financial aid packet until end of june. Am I supposed to decide by May 15 which med school I should go to without knowing my loan/grant situation?? I think that is quite unfair.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">At least we know we're going to med school. What is unfair is all those people on waitlists hoping for a spot that is being held up by someone with multiple acceptances. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

 

[oldman]

true enough.

the problem is i'm deciding between iowa and minnesota

the base tuition i have to pay is 35K for iowa nad 25K for MN...but if IA can give me a ton of grants...i'll consider them

btw, i've already released Wake Forest and MCW

 

[eagle26]

I'd go whichever route is cheapest...for what you know by may 15th anyway.

 

[oldman]

hopefully iowa will give me some word soon. i emailed them for info.

 

[none]

Why are you expecting Iowa to give you any grants at all?

 

[oldman]

i'm not expecting anything. their out of state tuition is very high, and i will only be able to go if they give some sort of a grant.