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I've had the impression that Harvard is very affordable for most applicants. They limit parental contribution to 10% at $150,000/yr, and require no parental con
by chris11 13y ago
I've had the impression that Harvard is very affordable for most applicants. They limit parental contribution to 10% at $150,000/yr, and require no parental contribution at less than $65,000/yr. And they do not bundle loans in there financial aid packages.
http://ofr.harvard.edu/site/policies-issues/financial-aid/ http://ofr.harvard.edu/site/policies-issues/financial-aid/
So that seems to me to say that if a family is in the bottom half of average household income, Harvard is free.
- bradleyjg 13y agoNo families attend Harvard, just individual adults. Adults whose parents by-and-large are under no legal obligation to support them.
- chris11 13y agoRight, but financial aid offices assume the parents will be supporting their children, and include that support in financial aid offers. I just don't think we should be using Harvard as an example of the high cost of a college education when it seems to me that they are committed to making it affordable for their students.