Reply to "Ivy Tuition for Upper Middle Class"

Smitty2810,000+ posts

2020Hopeful posted:
So last night at dinner out with some friends this topic came up. Some insisted that, even where their "official" financial aid estimators say zero aid, Ivy schools (and others with large endowments) can and often do adjust their "need-based" parameters so that they can offer money to athletes. That's not the sense I'm getting from reading many of the threads here, but wondered if anyone has knowledge of this?

I can't say categorically that this isn't true, but I was told by two Ivy head coaches (one of whom offered my son a slot) that they have no say in the money side of things.

I will also add that I have heard many stories from friends who swear they have friends who got full-ride athletic scholarships or huge merit awards - i.e., patently false claims that people make up for whatever reason. If your dinner friends do not have a child with direct experience in this situation, I would be cautious believing their stories.

9/28/1811:16 AM

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