We are interested in Selective Private Schools including the Ivy League. Can we afford them?
They are often more affordable then you realize. Families often overestimate the net cost (cost after financial aid) of attending a private college and therefore fail to consider many great schools that they might well be able to afford. The eight Ivy League schools and dozens of other prestigious schools such as MIT, Stanford, Duke, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Cal Tech, Amherst, Davidson etc (see full list) offer very generous grants and scholarships. These awards are most often based on financial need, but the qualification criteria vary widely from school to school. Many middle and upper middle class families with surprisingly high incomes will find that they qualify for significant amounts of aid at these institutions. As nationally recognized experts in the formulas used to award financial aid by these elite schools, we are particularly well positioned to help families estimate the actual cost of attending these schools. Obviously everyone will not qualify for financial aid, despite
